Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:19:01 -0800
Reply-To: Craig Morton <rangermorton1972@YAHOO.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Craig Morton <rangermorton1972@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Propane Disposable Bottle Hookup
In-Reply-To: <6.0.3.0.0.20060217195648.0499b620@buncombe.main.nc.us>
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Can you not attach a pressure gauge to the tank?
Craig
Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US> wrote:
Yeah, it's the not knowing how much you have left, and when it is going to
leave you empty. I guess another alternative is to just get it refilled
more often, even if you might not need it.
You need to put the disposable tank in the system before the
regulator. That's why all the talk of hooking the dispo tank to the westy
tank somehow. Hmmm, you give me a new idea. How about another regulator
and dispo tank hookup under the sink? Will the regulator safely act as a
one way valve?
Edward
At 12:19 AM 2/17/2006, you wrote:
>I agree that the a 3 gallon propane tank lasts a surprisingly long time.
>But without a level indicator it sometimes runs out at the worst possible
>time. And mine has trouble filling so, I perfer to wait til it is
>completely out before trying. [Those propane monkeys always tell me there
>is something wrong, until they finally figure it out. And half the time
>they won't let me show them how to do it.]
>
>So what is the best way to tie in an adapter for a portable container. I
>assume in the line that runs through the cabinet and some sort of T fitting.
>
>
>>From: Tom Buese
>>Reply-To: Tom Buese
>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>Subject: Re: Propane tank fill valve anatomy
>>Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 20:37:50 -0700
>>
>>.................
>>The experience that made me really want to have the ability to hook up a
>> >disposable bottle temporarily to my Westy tank was last Easter weekend.
>>I
>> >was camping on the shore of SC and ran out of propane. There was no
>>place
>> >that could fill a Westy's tank on Easter Weekend for 100 miles or so. I
>> >was not camping where there were hookups, and not driving around enough
>>to
>> >keep my aux batt charged and run the fridge off that. So no fridge and
>>no
>> >stove to cook. Frustrating. That had happened on an earlier trip
>> >too. Not quite as frustrating, but still ran out one evening, and
>>watched
>> >the fridge warm up all night. The next day I found a place to fill the
>> >tank, but it was out of my way, and took some digging to find, and blah,
>> >blah, blah, I would have rather been cruising the backroads of WV in my
>>VW
>> >with no cares. I would just carry a partially filled disposable tank,
>> >having carefully refilled it at home from a big tank, and have it as
>> >reserve capacity to tide me over in emergencies.
>>.................
>>
>>I might have missed this part of the discussion, but I go months w/o using
>>much propane. How long are you using the fuel before you run out on a
>>trip? Before my recent DV trip, I pulled into my propane place & it only
>>took 1.3 gallons after a week at Burning Man, & 3 weekend camping trips
>>after that, w/ one trip including running my 3000 btu catalytic heater for
>>part of a day. Now I will admit I don't use the propane for my fridge, but
>>do use it for cooking & heat.
>>
>>Pax,
>>
>>Tom
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