Help Me Decipher My Propane Valve

Yah, what they said...

I leave one tank closed so when the other one runs out, RED indicator on the dial, I'll open up the other one and then turn the dial towards that one... Sometimes you have to reset the Refrigerator ON/OFF to get it to pick up the new tank...

I do this so I' KNOW when one tank needs to be refilled and I have the 2nd tank to run stuff...

I also, use a simple marker, red bungi cord to mark which tank is in use and flip it done to tell me it's the empty tank... I might not get to the propane place right away and I "Fergit" which one is empty... I know, just look at the pointer, but I like the KISS method...

Only negative is that when it runs out, you need, if you want heat, to go out and turn on/open the full tank and turn the valve to the full tank.

Typically??? hehehheh,
It's 0300hrs when it's c-c-c-cold outside...

Ranger Tim have you tried to remove the tanks yet? What was said earlier about having to remove the left tank first is correct....and it's still a chore to figure out how far to tip the tank to slide it out. Use the left tank first to save a whole lot of skinned knuckles trying to move them around. I try to never use the right tank.

Hey thanks! I was writing my latest travel blog (to be posted here as the first in a new series from a brand new TC'er) and missed all the updates. So quick! Thanks again. I believe I understand the sequence and the rationale for rotating to the easiest means of extraction.

I find the new camper to be loaded with lots of new gadgets like this that will take some time to digest and grow proficient with. Hope I can do it gracefully. So far the waste dumping has been predictable. But there will inevitably come a day...

Pointer is on the right so the right tank will be empty when the indicator flips to red.

When you refill move the pointer to the left, remove, fill, replace the right tank.

Then wait for the left tank to indicate red (empty). Repeat for the life of the RV.

Excellent Cavagna regulator BTW.

Close one valve...you'll know in a few minutes which way the valve works...

leave both valves open- the 'smart' valve will switch when needed.

Watch for when that happens. Then fill the empty.

I can see the clear plastic pointer pointing to the tank on the right, appears to be an auto switch over valve, so with both tank valves in the open position and the pointer pointing right it will pull only from that tank UNTIL it is empty at which point it will automatically draw from the open tank on the left.

Hope that makes sense!
Good luck

jmckelvy wrote:
There is typically some type of "pointer" which points to the tank in use. It appears there is a plastic pointer on yours that is pointing to the tank on the right. The green flags indicate that tank is supplying the propane. It will turn red when that tank runs out. The changeover valve will automatically switch to the left tank. You will need to turn the pointer gismo toward the left tank at which time the flag will again turn green.

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and I think the left tank comes out first, so I always point at the left tank when they both are full. As soon as the left tank is empty, it switches to right tank and I go get left tank refilled. Than if its been sometime running on the RS tank, I will pull both tanks, put full tank one RS, put partially full one on LS and switch it back to left tank.

There is typically some type of "pointer" which points to the tank in use. It appears there is a plastic pointer on yours that is pointing to the tank on the right. The green flags indicate that tank is supplying the propane. It will turn red when that tank runs out. The changeover valve will automatically switch to the left tank. You will need to turn the pointer gismo toward the left tank at which time the flag will again turn green.