I hate searching out propane
6:30pm the tanks ran empty... 1.5 hours later I finally found a station to fill them. Such a pain finding propane; or should I say such a pain finding someone to fill the propane bottles.
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smkettner wrote:Lantley wrote:I see this as a foolproof way to run out because you must run out to know a tank is empty. Fine in mid-afternoon. Not so good at 3a getting elbowed to get the heat working. Actually checking the regulator has worked great for me. Check daily with heavy use, weekly with light usage.
For those with dual tanks using the one tank on one off method is the foolproof way never to run out. The auto switch over valve creates more problems than it solves.
I hear you because there is that running out in the middle of the night scenario. Nevertheless even at 3:00 AM I am not totally out and can just turn the valve to be back in business.
If I use the auto switch over I have to be more proactive to see if tanks have switched. Yes there is a risk of a cold night but no monitoring required and I never run totally out of LP.
With the auto switch over unless you monitor things constantly you can run out in the middle of the night or late Sunday evening and be totally out of LP. Just ask the OP....;) Sorry tsetsaf I could not resist!:)
