Getting propane tanks in and out
Hi guys, Like many of you I have a 30 lb. propane tank on each side of my coach. The older we get the harder it is to get them in and out especially when full. Has anyone seen anything or know of anyt...
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My wife and I used to stay in an RV park in the Arizona desert a couple of months every winter. We had a fifth wheel and every 7 to 10 days, I had to refill one of our 30# propane tanks. The tank door was located under the trailer overhang. If empty, a tank was easy to remove; tilt, pull out, and drop to the ground. Putting it back in when full was another matter. It was extremely difficult to do; tilt, lift up, slide into the compartment and push up vertically all the while on my knees, bent over, under the overhang.
To make this a once-a-winter chore, I replaced one of the regulator pigtails with one that was 36" long and hooked it to the tank on the same side. The regulator was set to draw from this tank. When the tank emptied, the regulator would switch over to the other full tank at which point I removed the empty and had it refilled. Upon returning, I left the tank on the ground, hooked up the 3' hose and switched the regulator back.
Very little propane was drawn from the "backup" tank during our entire stay, so it never needed a refill.
To make this a once-a-winter chore, I replaced one of the regulator pigtails with one that was 36" long and hooked it to the tank on the same side. The regulator was set to draw from this tank. When the tank emptied, the regulator would switch over to the other full tank at which point I removed the empty and had it refilled. Upon returning, I left the tank on the ground, hooked up the 3' hose and switched the regulator back.
Very little propane was drawn from the "backup" tank during our entire stay, so it never needed a refill.
