Propane tank question.
I have two vertical 20# propane tanks. Is there a device that will tell me when the tanks need re-filling? I really don't want to empty them just to know that they need to be re-filled.
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From our experience, propane bottles last a long time when used only for cooking and in transit refrigerator use. When you need the furnace then they can get empty pretty fast. There are devices available to monitor how much is left in the bottle but apparently they are not always very reliable. I usually check the bottles by loosening the mounting hardware at the top and lifting up on each bottle to see how heavy each one seems to be. After a while you will also get a sense of how often to fill them based on your usage. After running out of propane in both bottles in CO in November, we have learned to fill up sooner rather than later. Sort of like looking for TV fuel at around half a tank. Sorry this reply is not more scientific but this issue seems to be more of an art than a science for us.
