2007-02-05 23:31:52 · 10 answers · asked by Todd's 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
John.J...Brilliant...... simple answer, yet the last thing I would have thought of.
2007-02-05 23:51:14 · update #1
Thanks for everyones answers, for more details, it's simply my lp gas cylinder for my barbecue, which has an annoying habit of running out when entertaining guests.
2007-02-07 13:22:38 · update #2
You can also go to http://www.walterdrake.com and buy a stick on gauge on the side of the tank and it will tell you how much is in it. I do not know how it works, but it does, and it is cheap also. It is like a stick on tempture gauge for an Aquarium to better explain it.
2007-02-06 00:04:10 · answer #1 · answered by Ex Head 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll assume you're not talking about a 20lb bottle....
in hot humid weather you can see a condensate line, in cold ...(guess )I'd pour on some boiling water & you should be able to tell the gas line level... once you figuge out the level of gas, if it is close to 1/2 & you have a 500 gallon tank, thn you have 250! a good estime is all you will get! camping catalogs have a stck on gauge that you pour hot water on & it changes color up to the gas level!
2007-02-06 01:07:41 · answer #2 · answered by Bonno 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
two ways, weigh it, (helps to know the weight of an empty tank), run your bare hand down the side. when tank gets noticeably colder than the top, that is where the LP gas is since it is always colder than the empty area.
2007-02-06 00:46:11 · answer #3 · answered by t g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On the safety guard around the valve the weight of the empty will be stamped subtract this weight from the total weight of tank and you will know how much propane is in the tank.
2007-02-06 13:34:28 · answer #4 · answered by Pat B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are two ways one is to weight the tank full and empty
there will be a difference also many places that refill tanks
sell stickers that go on the side and tell how much is in the tank
2007-02-08 04:29:38 · answer #5 · answered by PIMP 69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The easiest way would be to just get a gauge that gives you the percent.
2007-02-06 05:34:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a tape gauge that sticks to your tank
2007-02-08 13:54:56 · answer #7 · answered by Misty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
weigh it as jj says or pour water down the side, the water will frost up at the gas line.
2007-02-06 06:40:39 · answer #8 · answered by jkmewright 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you talking about a lp cylinder? weigh it
2007-02-05 23:45:53 · answer #9 · answered by john j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what do you want to do
2007-02-07 12:42:45 · answer #10 · answered by Chris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋