Both Tanks Open Or Only One At A Time?

We winter camp a lot so we only open one at a time. We have an auto change over but, from experience, the gauge doesn't work too well. I'd rather walk out in the cold to switch it over than freeze until 6AM and then try to find an open propane dealer.

Both open for me. I like automatic stuff and using it as designed. Have never run out of propane because it tells when a bottle is empty.

I exchange my propane tanks weekly when boondocking if the amount is 1/2 or below (keep two on the TT, have two in my truck's bed and switch them out), so I leave both open. On a very cold weekend where the weather was in the teens, I've gone through two bottles before.

Dave H M wrote:
I really do not get the auto run out of propane deal.

When one tank gets empty the indicator shows red and it automatically switches over.

Soooooooooo, if the indicator is red the lever is pointing to an empty tank.

:S

I seem to think that a lot of folks do not know how to make good use of the auto change over. :h

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I really do not get the auto run out of propane deal.

When one tank gets empty the indicator shows red and it automatically switches over.

Soooooooooo, if the indicator is red the lever is pointing to an empty tank.

:S

I seem to think that a lot of folks do not know how to make good use of the auto change over. :h

bartlettj wrote:

wilber1 wrote:
Both and check them every few days to see if one has emptied.

As far as a tank connection working lose goes, greater chance of that in a moving vehicle that is bouncing and flexing than on one which is stationary.

I had it happen just sitting in my driveway. This was on a 2012 model year trailer- one of the pigtails sprang a leak right at the threaded end. I replaced the China Bomb pigtails with some nice made in USA ones. I lost about 10 pounds of propane over a 24 hour period before I noticed.

I just think it a tad odd that some people will think it perfectly fine to drive down the road with their propane on and an open flame in the fridge with everything bouncing, shaking and vibrating but leave one bottle switched off in the campsite for fear of springing a leak.

I have had to go out into the cold AM to switch the tank over,but I'll keep on doing it the same way (switching manually,its a great way to get awake in the AM :) )
Too easy for me to forget to check the level.

Mine has the auto crossover that shows the red band when the selected tank is empty. It has always worked properly for or me, on condition that you check it every once and a while of course. If you check it daily when you are using a lot of propane you will catch it before much is used from the second bottle. Bummer when you find your fridge has run out of propane when you still have one full bottle.

I do not use the auto 'run out of propane' method either. One tank at a time then I know when to refill so I always have at least one full tank.

Both open and let the auto changeover work like it should…

With 2 30lb tanks its hard to run out because it last so long… if running the furnace a lot it’s on your mind all the time and even harder to run out…