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Mickeyfan0805
Explorer
Jul 08, 2013

How to know if I have an automatic changeover on my tanks.

After a spring trip, I made the mistake of leaving the furnace on. Ended up burning through a 30lb tank of propane - oops. Anyway, I then realized that it did not drain the second tank, which mean...
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Francesca_Knowl
Explorer
Jul 09, 2013
Mickeyfan0805 wrote:
How do I know whether or not my system is equipped with the automatic changeover?

There are two types commonly called "autochangeover", but only one type actually self-switches to the other tank.

Easiest way to differentiate:
If yours has a handle on it, it probably isn't "automatic". You have to turn the handle yourself.

A truly "automatic" unit that self-switches usually looks something like this (no handle):


Pic from this link

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