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03-04-2015, 12:59 AM
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Stupid Question: Propane
My new Jayco 23RB arrives in a few weeks and I have a stupid question RE: propane. Does the Jayco Feather Light trailers come with some sort of propane gauge? How does the unit draw propane? Does it draw propane from one tank at a time? When one tank is empty do I manually switch over to the other tank? Do I need anything to take care of my propane (i.e. gauge, regulator, lock, etc.)?
Your help for a newbie will be greatly appreciated.
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03-04-2015, 02:26 AM
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Our Jay Flight SLX has monitor on the tanks but we have to switch over with simple knob turn.
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03-04-2015, 06:23 AM
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03-04-2015, 09:06 AM
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How do you know if the tank is empty? I assume when your stove no longer works, but is there a meter of sorts that shows how full it is?
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03-04-2015, 10:28 AM
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In between the two tanks there is a round meter, green when full and red empty.
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03-04-2015, 10:38 AM
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I believe all the Flight series TTs are equipped with an auto change over regulator. If memory serves me correctly, our service tech told me to keep both bottles open if one was running low and it would draw from the other tank when the pressure from the primary tank was too low. There is a pressure indicator on the regulator but it really can't be used to tell how much propane is in the tank...Red indicating no pressure and green indicating pressure is present at the regulator. Only weighing the tank will tell you approximately how much propane is left in the tank.
In the two season we have had out TT (probably used it 30 nights total so far) I've only had to refill one 30 lb bottle once...and I also used it from my propane smoker at home. Using the CGs electric for the water heater and a small space heater on cold nights really helped conserve propane.
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03-04-2015, 10:48 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd Klassy
How do you know if the tank is empty? I assume when your stove no longer works, but is there a meter of sorts that shows how full it is?
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If you really want to know the level of the propane in a tank, you can buy the Truma LevelCheck for about $70. It's a pretty cool gadget.
Otherwise if you have an auto changeover regulator, it will tell you when the primary tank is empty and automatically switch to the secondary tank. At that point, you simply make the secondary be the primary and refill the empty tank. You can do all of that without interrupting the propane service to the rig.
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03-04-2015, 04:14 PM
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Many of the TTs now are setup with an auto tank transfer. You need to point the regulator to the primary tank, then IF the secondary tank valve is opened too, the regulator will auto transfer to the second tank, when the primary runs out.
As stated above there is a red/green indicator to tell you if there is gas in the primary tank. I only open one tank valve unless I think that tank is getting low. There is no warning if one tank runs out.
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03-04-2015, 05:17 PM
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Stupid Question: Propane
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Nope, no stupid questions. But there can be stupid comments and opinions lol....
Our trailer has no gauge to let u know how much propane u have. It does have a valve that u can turn to switch between tanks....
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03-04-2015, 05:29 PM
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You will get for sure answers, but mine has a fitting and gauge for both tanks simultaneously. If both tanks are on, it will switch automatically when the primary empties. You then have to go manually turn the knob to the 2nd tank and it will work without missing a beat. I haven't emptied one tank yet, so didn't try it out
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03-04-2015, 06:54 PM
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I think you should read the manual, for the tanks, when you get your camper. Some of the answer above are correct though.
Welcome aboard, and all them "stupid questions" gives us the go ahead to show how smart we are.(:-)
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03-04-2015, 07:11 PM
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We'll be getting our first travel trailer soon. I will be asking the technician questions like yours at the PDI.
We've done a ton of camping and trailer towing, but we've NEVER had propane, electrical, and water systems like our new trailer will have. We'll need to use and understand those systems so I hope the person doing the PDI is ready for all the questions I have.
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03-04-2015, 07:45 PM
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If equipped with the autochangeover valve it may look like the image below. You turn the valve to the service cylinder and when that runs out it automatically switches to the other or "reserve" cylinder.
I have the manual regulator as pictured below. It will draw off whichever tank is turned on, or both at the same time.
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03-04-2015, 08:11 PM
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I like to manually change mine so I know when one is empty... that way I can take the empty one and refill if you have both of them on and it switches automatically then when you run out your out ... could leave you in a situation if it was cold and you needed the furnace lol
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03-04-2015, 08:16 PM
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Just food for thought...and only because it happened to me. We were camping this last New Year's Eve and I ran out of propane in my one tank in the middle of the night with the furnace running in about 30 degree weather. I woke up at 6 a.m. and was freezing. Luckily I was aware that the one tank was running low, so I had to go outside and turn on the other propane tank. It all worked out, but I would have preferred to have run out in the middle of the day...Oh well, just another lesson learned!
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03-04-2015, 11:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Paintinfool3
I like to manually change mine so I know when one is empty... that way I can take the empty one and refill if you have both of them on and it switches automatically then when you run out your out ... could leave you in a situation if it was cold and you needed the furnace lol
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And that is precisely how I want it to work. I will essentially live and work out of my RV for many months and I would prefer to run one tank out completely, switch to a full tank, and take the empty tank into town to fill up so I'm never out of propane.
There's certainly a lot to learn.
Thank you everyone for your time and assistance. It is much appreciated.
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03-05-2015, 07:55 AM
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NO gauge as oem on most TT's other than the green/red on the regulator.
Easy to manage your propane [if you have 2 tanks], just run on 1 [primary] until empty [no flame on stove or fridge blinks] and then switch to tank 2. After switching tanks, take the empty one to be filled or exchanged. Always keep a full tank as backup. If you've been using gas for a while and are concerned about running out over night, then switch to #2 tank before going to bed but remember to switch back to #1 in the morning so you can use that tank to empty, knowing that #2 tank is still full or near full.
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03-05-2015, 08:22 AM
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It is not a problem to leave both tanks on. Pretty simple to check gauge indicator once a day. If the indicator is red, switch the lever to the opposite tank. Then you can pull the empty and refill it. I find that much better than just having one tank on and having the furnace shut off at 2 am. I don't relish going out in the freezing weather to switch tanks and re-prime the system. Just my personal way of doing things. We each have our own way and there is no wrong way, just the way you like personally.
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03-05-2015, 09:25 AM
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Quote:
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It is not a problem to leave both tanks on. Pretty simple to check gauge indicator once a day. If the indicator is red, switch the lever to the opposite tank. Then you can pull the empty and refill it. I find that much better than just having one tank on and having the furnace shut off at 2 am. I don't relish going out in the freezing weather to switch tanks and re-prime the system. Just my personal way of doing things. We each have our own way and there is no wrong way, just the way you like personally.
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X2 After a while you will know about how long you can go between fill ups. You don't have to wait until a tank is completely empty, you can fill it at any point, you only pay for the amount of fuel you actually put in the tank. Much like your car gas tank. A full tank should last weeks even using it in cool weather, the furnace being the largest user of fuel. It' not difficult to look at the green or red button once in a while.
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03-05-2015, 09:54 AM
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I'm with Paintinfool3. We spend months in the TT in AZ and so use a tank every now and then. When the furnace conks out, I to the other tank and refill the empty one. It only took running out of both one night with 7 degree temperature outside for my DW to suggest I find a way to not let that happen again.
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