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Default Checking amount of gas in propane tanks


"CC" > wrote in message
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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


Mental masturbation.

Just buy a spare tank. If the tank is low are you going to starve? Cook
Inside, Get out the charcoal? What?

Obviously you don't live in earthquake country.

I keep 2 spare tanks.

When I hook up the last one off I go to have the empty 2 filled or
exchanged.



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