propane tanks?

ocbms wrote:
Regarding picking up the propane at the self-serve ( Home Depot/7-11 )I would go broke as they are expensive. When you have the Tank filled you normally receive the full amount ( 20, 30 or 40 pounds) where at the self serve provides 80% or 16 pounds in the 20 pound tank at a higher cost.
On the tank fail-over operation, Winter operation both tank valves are open. Summer time normally I have one tank off with tag stating Full & date OR Empty & date. Never been caught without Gas.

Good points. Thanks!

GASMAN6674 wrote:
Depends on if you want the auto changeover regulator to do its job or do you want to wake up cold. I leave both mine open.

Same here. If you check the change over indicator you'll know when one is empty before the other one gets empty. Then you won't be cold!!

mpierce wrote:

Atom Ant wrote:
Love my 40s, until its time to hoist them back into the cabinet :E

I can do it now, but not sure I will be able in future years

If you want to spend the money, a full 40# ALUMINUM tank weighs the same as a full 30# steel tank.

I would do this, but I do not have the ht. available for the taller 40#ers.

Thanks - I didn't even know they had aluminum. I'll check it out.

I never have figured out why they always run out in the middle of the night. A couple of times of my wife saying it's cold in here was all it took to use the auto tank mode. Leave them both open.

Regarding picking up the propane at the self-serve ( Home Depot/7-11 )I would go broke as they are expensive. When you have the Tank filled you normally receive the full amount ( 20, 30 or 40 pounds) where at the self serve provides 80% or 16 pounds in the 20 pound tank at a higher cost.
On the tank fail-over operation, Winter operation both tank valves are open. Summer time normally I have one tank off with tag stating Full & date OR Empty & date. Never been caught without Gas.

Atom Ant wrote:
Love my 40s, until its time to hoist them back into the cabinet :E

I can do it now, but not sure I will be able in future years

If you want to spend the money, a full 40# ALUMINUM tank weighs the same as a full 30# steel tank.

I would do this, but I do not have the ht. available for the taller 40#ers.

Both on all the time, even at the storage yard.

Love my 40s, until its time to hoist them back into the cabinet :E

I can do it now, but not sure I will be able in future years

Two 40s wouldn't fit in the doors to the propane bottle shelves. The 30s barely fit. I've never had to get up to swap out a tank or switch over. Checking them is just something I do to avoid that squawking sound from the right side of the bed at 3am. The thought of three 20s is more for the convenience of hitting the nearest Home Depot or even 7-11 for an exchange in places that don't refill propane bottles. That and they're lighter and more manageable. The 20 lb bottle for the grill rides in a milk crate in the truck bed now so I always have a spare just in case. The remote monitor is interesting too. If my regulator goes bad, I'll look into one.

And thank you for your service!

Hannibal wrote:
Once I learned how the switch over module works, I open both and check every couple of days. If I were to run out completely, I could sit the 20 lb bottle for the grill in one of the 30 lb bottles' place. Too bad the 30 lb bottles aren't available at the vending machines like 20 lb bottles are. I've thought about using three 20s instead of two 30s for that reason.

Why not just get two 40 lb bottles? Also, some rigs have an inside indicator (light)that comes when the tank you are using gets low/empty, so you can sometimes avoid that walk at 3 AM to switch the tanks over. To me it is better to use the tanks one at a time without the switch over valve.