"CC" > wrote in message
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> "Kathleen" > wrote in message
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>> CC wrote:
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>>> The easiest way to check the fuel level in propane tanks
>>> is to boil water in a pan or kettle then pour the hot water
>>> down the side of the tank. When you slide your hand down
>>> the tank where you poured the water, the temperature will go from hot to
>>> cold,
>>> Where it has turned cold is the level of gas in the tank. In the winter,
>>> the gas coming from the tank will cause a frost
>>> line around the side of the tank. This will also indicate fuel level.
>>> CC
>>
>> Nice intellectual exercise. Or you can look at the pressure gauge on the
>> grill, or, you can heft the tank, then lift another that you know damned
>> good and well is empty to compare.
>>
>> Energy costs being what they are, I need damned good incentive to turn an
>> indoor stove burner on, especially given that the propane supplier I use
>> only charges for what's actually dispensed.
>>
>> I own 4 tanks. Generally speaking, at any given point in time, one is in
>> use, two are full, one is bone dry. Given that I purchase dog food and
>> various horse supplies at this particular vendor, this constitutes no
>> real hardship.
>>
>> With outside temps running nearly 100 F, there's no freakin' way I'm
>> boiling any water to check my propane level.
>
> Most people don't have 4 propane tanks sitting around, and I'm sure many
> others
> don't have an extra tank. Driving 10 miles or so the where ever to fill a
> half
> full tank doesn't make much since to me, In some area's (where I live,)
> when you fill a 20#
> bottle, you pay for 20#'s whether it takes that amount or not,
> Now, lets see, how much energy or heat is really produced by boiling a
> kettle or pan of water
> to make sure the above doesn't happen,
> To each their own,
> CC
>
>

or, you can just set the tank in a sunny area for 20 min or so ... no need
to boil water.