Propane system question/regulator
Problems with propane regulator(s). Bought RV 2 years old. (2013) When one bottle of propane is empty the indicator gauge does NOT flip to red, until both tanks are empty. Then flips to red. Re...
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SoundGuy wrote:I had a manual swap system on my POP-UP and ran out once at 2am. Blower then continued and drained the battery. by the time I had the other propane bottle on I had maybe 30 minutes before the furnace quit from low battery voltage.BFL13 wrote:Actually, in the years we've been camping with any one of trailers we've owned with dual tanks and an auto changeover regulator I've run out of gas in the middle of the night just once. Yea, like anyone else I could run with both tank valves open but I choose not to as I'd much rather not end up in a situation when both tanks have run dry ... using my tanks sequentially, that can't happen. Personal choice. :)
SoundGuy must not yet have had the furnace quit at 3am when his open tank runs out.
Never again. Added the automatic regulator and two new batteries.
If I was that concerned about not checking or fully running out of propane I would carry a 3rd bottle long before I went back to a manual system.
To each their own. If it works for you there is no harm in that.
