Easy method to check how much gas left in cylinder
herbie said
09:09 PM May 16, 2013
neilnruth wrote:
Thanks herbie for that tip.
,All the gadgets to test cylinder always decided to not work when you need it ,and why bother with another gadget when water will do the job. We have enough gadgets to complicate one's life, so one less makes good sense to me.
-- Edited by herbie on Friday 17th of May 2013 11:16:38 AM
herbie said
03:39 AM May 17, 2013
To check how much gas left in gas cylinder just pour hot ( not boiling ) water over cylinde
In no time the deviding line between liquid and gas can be felt.
neilnruth said
03:58 AM May 17, 2013
Thanks herbie for that tip.
Gerty Dancer said
04:22 PM May 17, 2013
The advice we were given was Weighing them , but who carries scales?
neilnruth said
09:20 PM May 17, 2013
Exactly Gerty - so the hot water trick seems to be a great idea. I agree with herbie - why take too many gadgets. Caravanning used to be enjoyed for the simpler life it gave.
Happywanderer said
02:29 AM May 18, 2013
I've always used the hot water method. So quick and easy to do. The other way is when you suddenly realise your fridge has turned itself off, UhOh gas bottle empty.
pauline said
03:26 AM May 18, 2013
or you put a nice big pot of soup on to cook...................and you suddenly realise, it hasn't boiled yet, I wonder why.
justcruisin01 said
04:27 AM May 18, 2013
The hot water trick doesn't tell lies either.
JC
herbie said
04:38 AM May 18, 2013
justcruisin01 wrote:
The hot water trick doesn't tell lies either.
JC
I just make a point of chacking it every couple of weeks, it dosn't take much to check re the hot water,
Beth54 said
11:47 PM May 24, 2013
Mine ran out on my first night out on this trip. Not so important that the fridge stopped, because it was cold enough to keep things chilled til I got to the next town.
JC, I know you keep track of the price of gas,,,it was $14.50 in Dalby Mitre 10.
neilnruth said
05:19 AM May 25, 2013
What size bottle was that Beth?
pauline said
02:37 PM May 25, 2013
I find the best way is to get a big pot of soup or stew, just about get it to boiling point and then wonder why it has stopped cooking LOL, works everytime for me...........just happened the other day.
Beth54 said
07:09 PM May 25, 2013
neilnruth wrote:
What size bottle was that Beth?
That's a 4.5kg bottle Ruth.
chaslib said
11:42 PM May 26, 2013
pauline wrote:
I find the best way is to get a big pot of soup or stew, just about get it to boiling point and then wonder why it has stopped cooking LOL, works everytime for me...........just happened the other day.
I'm with you Pauline, nothing like spending a couple of extra dollars on two nice pieces of rib eye steak and having it ruined cause the gas ran out!!! someone needs to invent a sensor alarm system to alert you when you are down to 2 steaks and a cuppa left in the gas bottle ............
Cheers
pauline said
02:47 AM May 27, 2013
ShortNorth said
02:29 PM May 27, 2013
Beth54 wrote:
My brother-in-law has a guage thingy on his gas bottle, which he bought at Aldi. It shows very clearly when it's getting low. Must look into one myself.
It's called a GasFuse - BCF have them, but Aldi is cheaper (when they do have them in stock - that's where we bought ours).
http://www.gasfuse.com/
Ah Ha ! I just checked BCF - they call them a Safety Gauge in their catalogue.
-- Edited by ShortNorth on Monday 27th of May 2013 02:40:22 PM
-- Edited by ShortNorth on Monday 27th of May 2013 02:42:07 PM
-- Edited by ShortNorth on Monday 27th of May 2013 02:42:28 PM
Beth54 said
06:32 PM May 27, 2013
My brother-in-law has a guage thingy on his gas bottle, which he bought at Aldi. It shows very clearly when it's getting low. Must look into one myself.
Beth54 said
09:43 PM May 27, 2013
ShortNorth wrote:
Beth54 wrote:
My brother-in-law has a guage thingy on his gas bottle, which he bought at Aldi. It shows very clearly when it's getting low. Must look into one myself.
It's called a GasFuse - BCF have them, but Aldi is cheaper (when they do have them in stock - that's where we bought ours).
http://www.gasfuse.com/
Ah Ha ! I just checked BCF - they call them a Safety Gauge in their catalogue.
I can remember putting a lovely piece of pork in the Webber and going out for a few hours, drooling over the thought of roast dinner when we got back to the van
We had fish and chips that night!!
Hot water does it for me since then.
-- Edited by Mark on Sunday 2nd of June 2013 09:47:01 PM
Pedro said
04:29 AM Jun 3, 2013
Gerty Dancer wrote:
The advice we were given was Weighing them , but who carries scales?
I use a set of luggage scales I bought from Aldi ($10) , they are about 6 inches long
Bottle shows the gas bottle weighs 8.3kg and a full bottle holds approx 8.5kg so full bottle around the 17kg mark.
Weighed mine yesterday and total was11.5 so i know i have roughly 3kg gas left.With dual bottles simple matter of making sure 1 bottle is full and just use the other until empty
,All the gadgets to test cylinder always decided to not work when you need it ,and why bother with another gadget when water will do the job. We have enough gadgets to complicate one's life, so one less makes good sense to me.
-- Edited by herbie on Friday 17th of May 2013 11:16:38 AM
To check how much gas left in gas cylinder just pour hot ( not boiling ) water over cylinde
In no time the deviding line between liquid and gas can be felt.
The hot water trick doesn't tell lies either.
JC
I just make a point of chacking it every couple of weeks, it dosn't take much to check re the hot water,
Mine ran out on my first night out on this trip. Not so important that the fridge stopped, because it was cold enough to keep things chilled til I got to the next town.
JC, I know you keep track of the price of gas,,,it was $14.50 in Dalby Mitre 10.
That's a 4.5kg bottle Ruth.
I'm with you Pauline, nothing like spending a couple of extra dollars on two nice pieces of rib eye steak and having it ruined cause the gas ran out!!! someone needs to invent a sensor alarm system to alert you when you are down to 2 steaks and a cuppa left in the gas bottle ............
Cheers
It's called a GasFuse - BCF have them, but Aldi is cheaper (when they do have them in stock - that's where we bought ours).
http://www.gasfuse.com/
Ah Ha ! I just checked BCF - they call them a Safety Gauge in their catalogue.
-- Edited by ShortNorth on Monday 27th of May 2013 02:40:22 PM
-- Edited by ShortNorth on Monday 27th of May 2013 02:42:07 PM
-- Edited by ShortNorth on Monday 27th of May 2013 02:42:28 PM
My brother-in-law has a guage thingy on his gas bottle, which he bought at Aldi. It shows very clearly when it's getting low. Must look into one myself.
Oh good! Thanks for that.
http://www.gasfuse.com/
LOL...........
I can remember putting a lovely piece of pork in the Webber and going out for a few hours, drooling over the thought of roast dinner when we got back to the van
We had fish and chips that night!!
Hot water does it for me since then.
-- Edited by Mark on Sunday 2nd of June 2013 09:47:01 PM
I use a set of luggage scales I bought from Aldi ($10) , they are about 6 inches long
Bottle shows the gas bottle weighs 8.3kg and a full bottle holds approx 8.5kg so full bottle around the 17kg mark.
Weighed mine yesterday and total was11.5 so i know i have roughly 3kg gas left.With dual bottles simple matter of making sure 1 bottle is full and just use the other until empty
Pedro
I use those scales too Pedro . Quick and easy .
( I got the scales to weigh all those great big fish I was going to catch . )
Magnetic Gas Level Indicator:
www.magnamail.com.au/Product_Detail.aspx#
Ebay will probably have them much cheaper.
Thanks hervbie