propane tank help please..

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propane tank help please..

#1 Postby yankeelmbb » Thu Sep 09, 2004 4:52 pm

Does anyone know how to tell how full a gas grill propane tank is without a guage? something about making it sweat? :?:
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#2 Postby K4Gators » Thu Sep 09, 2004 4:59 pm

From mrfixit.com:

Because propane is a liquid you can easily tell how full your propane tank is, be it the small hand held tank or a larger tank for the gas grille or camper. Simply pour hot water down the side of the tank, wait a second or two and then slide your hand up and down the tank. It will remain quite hot where there is no propane behind the steel wall of the tank, however the heat will be rapidly absorbed from the tank surface by liquid propane. So, you can tell where the liquid level is by feeling the temperature gradient on the tank surface with your hand. Where the tank goes from hot to cold is where the liquid level is. Simple, huh?
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#3 Postby shorrock » Thu Sep 09, 2004 4:59 pm

Take hot water (Not quite boiling) and pour on the side of the tank (don't submerse tank) after a few moments, condensation will begin to develop at the liquid level within the tank.
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#4 Postby weathermom » Thu Sep 09, 2004 4:59 pm

pour hot water over the side of the tank. it will stay hot where it is empty and cool off very quickly where there is propane.
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#5 Postby yankeelmbb » Thu Sep 09, 2004 5:05 pm

THANKS SO MUCH EVERYBODY!!!
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#6 Postby Cookiely » Thu Sep 09, 2004 5:38 pm

Cookiely thanks you too.
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