Both Tanks Open Or Only One At A Time?
Propane. Who here leaves open both tanks and let's the switch over do it's job and who only uses one tank at a time, and waits until it runs out to switch over? I always leave both tanks open and ...
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Only those that don’t pay attention should run out, and if you do a lot of really cold weather camping, it is just smart to be prepared and have a spare bottle in addition to the already available for emergency use grill tank…
Starting out with two full thirty pound tanks you would have enough propane (approximately one million three hundred 18 thousand BTU’s of heating power) more than enough to do a normal full weekend without running out even in cold weather… almost enough for the full weekend in very cold temperatures with a almost continual running furnace…
No matter how you look at it, if you far from a filling station or there for longer weekends under these extreme conditions it shouldn’t be a choice to carry some extra propane…
Someone claimed these changeovers don’t work well but I would guess since most campers go to their grave using the original one, that they can’t be too bad or to unreliable…
If it’s too hard to check yourself, you can install a remote indicator inside the trailer…
http://www.rveparts.com/rv-lp-propane-remote-changeover-indicator-rci-24/
Product Description
The Remote Changeover Indicator allows you to monitor the gas supply from a 254 regulator to LP gas appliances. The sensor clip easily snaps onto the indicator window of the Marshal Gas 254 automatic changeover two-stage LP regulator. The sensor recognizes when the 254 regulator is drawing from the reserve cylinder and signals the light box installed in the RV. The blinking yellow light shows when the service cylinder is empty and needs refilling.
If I heard someone at 3 AM lifting the bottle cover, I might think there is a thief in the area…
Starting out with two full thirty pound tanks you would have enough propane (approximately one million three hundred 18 thousand BTU’s of heating power) more than enough to do a normal full weekend without running out even in cold weather… almost enough for the full weekend in very cold temperatures with a almost continual running furnace…
No matter how you look at it, if you far from a filling station or there for longer weekends under these extreme conditions it shouldn’t be a choice to carry some extra propane…
Someone claimed these changeovers don’t work well but I would guess since most campers go to their grave using the original one, that they can’t be too bad or to unreliable…
If it’s too hard to check yourself, you can install a remote indicator inside the trailer…
http://www.rveparts.com/rv-lp-propane-remote-changeover-indicator-rci-24/
Product Description
The Remote Changeover Indicator allows you to monitor the gas supply from a 254 regulator to LP gas appliances. The sensor clip easily snaps onto the indicator window of the Marshal Gas 254 automatic changeover two-stage LP regulator. The sensor recognizes when the 254 regulator is drawing from the reserve cylinder and signals the light box installed in the RV. The blinking yellow light shows when the service cylinder is empty and needs refilling.
If I heard someone at 3 AM lifting the bottle cover, I might think there is a thief in the area…
