Gurgling sound in propane tank

I noticed a gurgling sound coming from our propane tanks a couple of years ago. I asked about it and didn't get any responses. I have not heard it since and we have used the heater.

Remember that you have a cylinder full of liquid propane, under pressure so that it stays a liquid. Your rig uses vaporous propane. The process involves the liquid boiling off into a vapor. If usage is fast enough, it's a vigorous boil, and you may hear it boiling.

Boiling is the process of going from liquid to vapor. It happens at a much lower temperature than it does with, e.g., water (and in all cases it depends on ambient pressure).

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Lynn

Good info. I've never heard a propane tank gurgle either.

OK, thanks. I knew it would pull more propane than anything else. I've just never heard any sound from one before.

coolmom42 wrote:
^^^Right. The furnace pulls more propane than any other appliance.

Thanks for the info I wasn't aware of that.

^^^Right. The furnace pulls more propane than any other appliance.

That means the furnace is pulling propane FAST from the tank. Normal