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nate2009
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#1 Posted: Sat Jan 23rd, 2010 02:30 |
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There's got to be SOMETHING out there right? I bought those cheap magnetic strips that you have to pour hot water over, and they don't work. I heard you can buy a gauge that attaches right on the output between the line and the tank, but heard bad reviews on those too. Does anyone know of a propane level reader that actually works? I suppose weight level would be the only real idea of how much is left....
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BigFoot
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#2 Posted: Sat Jan 23rd, 2010 02:52 |
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All those gauges work off of pressure and pressure is a big variable so it just doesn't give an accurate read. The only way to really know is to weigh the bottles. Just use the automatic switch-over and fill the empty bottle.
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#3 Posted: Sat Jan 23rd, 2010 05:57 |
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What BigFoot said. None of that other stuff is reliable. We full-time and I check the propane as part of my monthly checks. If the red ring shows, I switch the selector and re-fill the empty tank. This is a very efficient method as when I refill I usually get between 7.2 & 7.4 gallons. That mean that the tank was EMPTY.
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#4 Posted: Sat Jan 23rd, 2010 13:06 |
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The only problem I have with the red ring showing is...... I am red/green color blind, so when it is time to check for the red ring........ I get wifey to come and look. There are a large number of us red/green color blind guys around so I think some company should go to a different color scheme on the "red" ring........ like, yellow, or orange, or blue which I can see clearly. Just my 2 cents.
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#5 Posted: Sat Jan 23rd, 2010 22:37 |
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cknecht wrote: The only problem I have with the red ring showing is...... I am red/green color blind, so when it is time to check for the red ring........ I get wifey to come and look. There are a large number of us red/green color blind guys around so I think some company should go to a different color scheme on the "red" ring........ like, yellow, or orange, or blue which I can see clearly. Just my 2 cents.
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frankparisi
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#6 Posted: Tue Mar 2nd, 2010 06:32 |
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There is a gadget that will show when the reg changes over to the new tank.
I checked + it is a remote changeover indicator used on Marshall changeover regulators.
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Housted
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#7 Posted: Tue Mar 2nd, 2010 18:03 |
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Here is what I built several years ago, turns on a LED when the tank switches over.
See also the next picture for the LED inside.
http://family.webshots.com/photo/2571855390035357225VpecfL
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frankparisi
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#8 Posted: Tue Mar 2nd, 2010 18:09 |
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| Yup, that is what the commercial changeover indicator from Marshall does.
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#9 Posted: Thu Mar 4th, 2010 23:07 |
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Just bought the Marshall unit. Only around $35. Should be a nice inexpensive mod. 
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#10 Posted: Fri Mar 5th, 2010 04:03 |
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It'd still be nice to be able to read the propane level like a fuel gauge...
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frankparisi
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#11 Posted: Fri Mar 5th, 2010 19:42 |
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The changeover indicator should be all I'll need. Just need to get around to it ;-)
The problem with the gauges is that they read gas pressure while most of the propane is liquid so they stay up until the end + run down quickly.
Has anyone tried checkong level of liquid with a tenp gun?
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BILLT
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#12 Posted: Sat Mar 6th, 2010 00:24 |
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I use a temp gun all the time to check refrigerant levels in recovery tanks. I would think propane would work the same way.
But, you have to be drawing (burning) propane from the tank to establish a temp difference between the liquid portion of the tank and the vapor portion. If a tank is not being used I would think the liquid and the vapor portion of the tank would equal ambient temp.
Just my pore old way of thinking.
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