Propane Tank Level Indicators

Lantley wrote:
THe whole running out of LP issue is overblown. There is no need to constantly monitor or check your LP level.
Leave one tank on and one tank off. When the on tank runs out simply switch the full tank and refill empty tank.
Worst case scenario is tank runs empty in the middle of the night and you wake up cold! I only use my furnace as supplemental back up heat and heat primarily with space heaters. Its been quite a few years since I have run out of lp in the middle of the night. typically I discover the fridge won't work on gas and switch tanks.
If you allow auto switchover system to work as designed the tanks may switch without you realizing it, potentially leaving you with 2 empty tanks and no lp.
While our usage is different most Rv'ers don't use lots of lp to warrant all the gauges and monitoring.
I typiaclly refill my tanks at some point once a year, with that in mind there is no need for me to monitor tanks weekly or even monthly.Just let the tank run out and manually switch it when necessary.

I guess where and when one camps has an influence on LP tank level checking need. this last week temps were down in the mid 30's at night and we went almost through one 30lb tank in 7 days with the furnace turned on when we got up. Even a month ago it was cold enough at night and early morning that in a 10 day campout we went through one tank before the camp trip ended. We dry camp 90% of the time so propane gets used frequently for the fridge, (not much) water heater and furnace.


I use the auto changeover system on my regulator but it is also an older marshall regulator system that has a remote display in the trailer that flashes when the regulator does a changeover. At least with that I do know when a tank is empty. Between that and the mopeka system everything is covered.