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65 gal propane tank: How full? Dan 05-04-2007
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Posted by Dan on May 4, 2007, 4:18 pm


I recently bought a house that has a 65 gallon LPG tank for the stove &
outdoor grill. I'm trying to determine how full it is. It has a pressure
guage that shows about 18 PSI at the moment. Given that the guage goes up
to around 100 psi, I'm guessing this ain't toooo full. Am I right, or can
you tell from the pressure reading?

TIA

Dan



Posted by charlie on May 4, 2007, 4:35 pm



>I recently bought a house that has a 65 gallon LPG tank for the stove &
>outdoor grill. I'm trying to determine how full it is. It has a pressure
>guage that shows about 18 PSI at the moment. Given that the guage goes up
>to around 100 psi, I'm guessing this ain't toooo full. Am I right, or can
>you tell from the pressure reading?
>
> TIA
>
> Dan

you can go to an rv place and get a stick-on temperature sensitive tape that
can be used to tell how full a gas tank is.



Posted by Mark on May 4, 2007, 4:35 pm


> I recently bought a house that has a 65 gallon LPG tank for the stove &
> outdoor grill. I'm trying to determine how full it is. It has a pressure
> guage that shows about 18 PSI at the moment. Given that the guage goes up
> to around 100 psi, I'm guessing this ain't toooo full. Am I right, or can
> you tell from the pressure reading?
>
> TIA
>
> Dan

No in theory the pressure is the same if there is any amount of liquid
in the tank...

When the liquid is all gone, the pressure of the remaining gas will
decrease as you use up the remaining gas.

The pressure of the liquid /gas combination will vary with
temperature, but not with the amount of liquid.

Mark


Posted by Dan on May 4, 2007, 4:36 pm



>I recently bought a house that has a 65 gallon LPG tank for the stove &
>outdoor grill. I'm trying to determine how full it is. It has a pressure
>guage that shows about 18 PSI at the moment. Given that the guage goes up
>to around 100 psi, I'm guessing this ain't toooo full. Am I right, or can
>you tell from the pressure reading?
>
> TIA
>
> Dan

I should add the tank has a regulator (of course) but the pressure reading
is at the tank itself, not after the regulator.

Dan.




Posted by runsrealfast on May 4, 2007, 4:57 pm


> I recently bought a house that has a 65 gallon LPG tank for the stove &
> outdoor grill. I'm trying to determine how full it is. It has a pressure
> guage that shows about 18 PSI at the moment. Given that the guage goes up
> to around 100 psi, I'm guessing this ain't toooo full. Am I right, or can
> you tell from the pressure reading?
>
> TIA
>
> Dan

my 250 gal tank has a gauge, that really is a % full gauge. They only
fill it to 80%. Don't know if your small BBQ tank fits the same
guidelines.

John


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