Low propane indicator?

I have been fine with the indicator on my regulator. Yes if the furnace is running day and night the indicator needs to be checked daily. And check it early enough that you still have time to run out and get propane. If your schedule is that crazy you may need a third cylinder to swap in and refill next day. I do far prefer the indicator on my replacement Cavagna regulator.

Costco.com has a good price on 30# cylinder.

brulaz wrote:

time2roll wrote:
lp-tank-check-gas-level-kit-monitor

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Very nifty.
Do you have experience with this?

I have these on three tanks and my experience has not been good.

I have a tank for my home barbeque that has one with a full tank of propane and a new battery in the sensor that indicates the tank is empty.

They seem to only work part of the time.

I would not recommend plus they are a little pricey.

If you can find one, the Marshall Gas Controls RCI-24 Remote Changeover Indicator is an easy add-on if you have or switch to a Marshall series 250 automatic changeover regulator. It's a simple LED device that lights up when the changeover occurs, and can be mounted inside your RV in a convenient location.

MARSHALL ACQ Remote LP Changeover Indicator

time2roll wrote:
lp-tank-check-gas-level-kit-monitor

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Very nifty.
Do you have experience with this?

Do a search for LP Remote Change-Over Indicator, there are some that work.

You should be able to trust the auto switch over valve on the regulator. Do your due diligence and look at your tanks daily. Leave both tanks open at all times, indicator pionted at only one.
The best guage of partial tanks level in cold weather is to pour a glass of hot water down the side, feel with your fingers where the temp. diff. is, that is your liquid propane level. In hot weather, use iced water! Do not trust the frost line, it may be yesterdays

Propanes vapor, boiling point is -44.3 f. As you demand it to boil off, the liquid chills, lowering the temp and volume it can vaporize. When it can no longer vaporize fast enough to meet your demand, the regulator will signal 'Empty' even when it may not be, due to the nature of the fuel.
Its physics 101, no other scheme will do unless you have float levels in the tanks.
Pressure is relative to temperature and demand.

I don't think wiring up electricity to highly flammable propane is the answer. There are gauges you can install but you'll still have to go out and check them. Unless you're in snow country and keep your trailer at 85*, a tank should last a few days or longer.