[jeckel7234]

Hi all,

I bought this house back in September and it has a gas fire place, there are 2 50 gal propane tanks in the back yard and I believe they are empty, im just trying to get further clarification of the gauge on top of the splitter regulator. If the tanks were completely empty would the indicator be completely red (not leave the bit of green at the bottom). Im sure its empty or too low to light the pilot, just want to verify.

Thanks,
-Drew


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[WhatRnsdownhill]

that type of guage is not going to be accurate to that degree if there are only a few gallons left in the tank..get them filled...you can crack open a fitting on the copper line to see if anything comes out, but most likely the tanks ar MT..........

 

[rjniles]

That is not a gauge. It is an indicator the tank the lever is pointing to is empty. Turn the lever toward the other tank, if it stays red they are both empty.

 

[jeckel7234]

that indicator/gauge doesn't really move for either tank. So ill be taking them this weekend to get filled.

Thanks

 

[GottaFixIt]

Yep, that's an auto-changeover regulator and like rjniles said, only indicates if the tank selected is empty.

The proper way to use those is to open both tanks and point the selector to the tank you'd like to deplete first. Periodically check the indicator and once red, flip the selector to the other tank. At that point, the indicator should pop back up to green with an audible "pffft" lock-up noise. Once that happens, it's safe to remove the empty tank for refill while the other tank is still operating. You can cycle back and forth indefinitely and never run out of gas.

 

[Bondo]

Yep, that's an auto-changeover regulator and like rjniles said, only indicates if the tank selected is empty.

The proper way to use those is to open both tanks and point the selector to the tank you'd like to deplete first. Periodically check the indicator and once red, flip the selector to the other tank. At that point, the indicator should pop back up to green with an audible "pffft" lock-up noise. Once that happens, it's safe to remove the empty tank for refill while the other tank is still operating. You can cycle back and forth indefinitely and never run out of gas.

Ayuh,.... Those were common back in the early '70s,....

I pushed/ hauled/ drug the tanks, helpin' the Gas Man outa high school, back when the tanks were changed, insteada filled in-place,....

I've got the flip-valve regulator on this house's set-up now,....

 

[WhatRnsdownhill]

when you get the tanks filled ask if they can put a newer guage on to show how full the tanks are..not just when empty..one on each tank..