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How to Read Your Propane Tank Gauge
Tank Gauges - Your guage on your tank will be one of these pictured below:
Guages read from "10" - "80", 80 being 80% means that the tank is full. 20% and below is "The Red Zone" - The tank can be only be filled to 80% to allow for heat expansion.
Thera are 91,500 BTU's in one gallon of propane. For example, a central heating system at 100,000 BTU rating will burn a little more than a gallon per hour when running on high.
Use this chart in order to help yourself know how low you can go:
This chart refers to various sized tanks in their gallon capacities. The chart reads % filled in relationship to gallons remaining for propane tanks.
| % in Tank |
120-Gal
(420# Cyl) |
325-Gal
(3-420# Cyls) |
500-Gal
(4-420# Cyls) |
1,000
Gal |
| 80% |
96 |
260 |
400 |
800 |
| 70% |
84 |
228 |
350 |
700 |
| 60% |
72 |
195 |
300 |
600 |
| 50% |
60 |
163 |
250 |
500 |
| 40% |
48 |
130 |
200 |
400 |
| 30% |
36 |
98 |
150 |
300 |
| 20% |
24 |
65 |
100 |
200 |
| 10% |
12 |
33 |
50 |
100 |
Note: This is an approximation only. Fluctuating temperatures or condition changes could affect the % reflected during the day.
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