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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Dave Willis on January 19, 2013, 01:22:20 pm

Title: Gas guage
Post by: Dave Willis on January 19, 2013, 01:22:20 pm: Anyone use them on their lpg cylinder?
If so are they any good?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HILO-PROPANE-GAS-GUAGE-LPG-CARAVAN-MOTORHOME-/221104479717?pt=UK_Campervan_Caravan_Accessories&hash=item337ada9de5
Title: Re: Gas guage
Post by: Roy Harding on January 19, 2013, 03:26:57 pm: Yeh I have one, the same. The don't work that well one day you seem to have 25% remaining then next nothing, they seem to jump rather than slowly dropping as you use gas. My Son has one as well and finds the same.

Roy
Title: Re: Gas guage
Post by: steven ainger on January 19, 2013, 03:34:44 pm: I had one to a few years back, crap !!
Title: Re: Gas guage
Post by: Spruce on January 19, 2013, 04:09:55 pm: The ones they sell with Autogas tanks have 'real' gauges, so I guess that explains a lot.
Title: Re: Gas guage
Post by: Lee GLS on January 19, 2013, 04:24:47 pm: Quote from: Spruce on January 19, 2013, 04:09:55 pm
The ones they sell with Autogas tanks have 'real' gauges, so I guess that explains a lot.

And they are Rubbish too :D
Title: Re: Gas guage
Post by: Dave Willis on January 19, 2013, 06:07:23 pm: I get a rough idea how much gas I have left 'cos the cylinder ices up when in use. Shame the gauges aren't more accurate though, I'm never quite sure when I'm going to run out.
Title: Re: Gas guage
Post by: Small but perfectley formed on January 20, 2013, 08:25:47 am: Weight the bottle
Title: Re: Gas guage
Post by: Spruce on January 20, 2013, 10:03:37 am: Quote from: Lee GLS on January 19, 2013, 04:24:47 pm
Quote from: Spruce on January 19, 2013, 04:09:55 pm
The ones they sell with Autogas tanks have 'real' gauges, so I guess that explains a lot.

And they are Rubbish too :D

;D ;D ;D

I thought they had a float level setup.
Title: Re: Gas guage
Post by: Lee GLS on January 20, 2013, 12:47:34 pm: They have, but they are rubbish :D. The guage clamps around then neck of the outlet, but is not in direct contact with the float, it must use magnets or something to move the guage. It stays on full then all of a sudden drops to the yellow. When it was reading empty it still had 6litres in it about 1/3 of the capicity. I'm actually really disappointed with it, they are next to useless.
Title: Re: Gas guage
Post by: dannymack on January 20, 2013, 02:29:29 pm: What you gotta do is get a small bottle for back up. One that doesn't take up to much room so when it does run out use the small one for back up until you get big bottle refilled ?
Title: Re: Gas guage
Post by: P @ F on January 20, 2013, 02:47:56 pm: I use the BP gaslight bottle , they are see through !

Not been caught out since

Rich