monique.hubrechtsgm Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 How you can remote inside read out the content of such a tank. A club member this weekend festival having no gas. Any tricks welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowie Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Hi: my tank has a remote display of 4 led lights which we rely on to judge the contents of the cylinder. I would expect this as a minimum, Regards Snowie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wilkes Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 I don't have anyway of knowing what is in our gas tank as it never had one, so all I do is put £10 in every time we go away and its never ran out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deneb Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 My van was fitted by the converter with an underslung Autogas 2000 LPG tank. It has a "GasIt" LED level gauge on the dashboard, which is only active with the ignition on. Reading the attached, the tank has to be fitted with a compatible sender unit for the gauge to operate, so presumably whether or not it could be retro-fitted would depend on whether the already fitted underslung tank was able to accommodate the sender unit. The gauge seems to work well. https://www.gasit.co.uk/leisure-gas-refillable-products/15-gas-level-remote-contents-indication/gas-it-9-led-contents-gauge.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 A number of remote gauges are advertised on-line but, as Deneb says, a compatible sender-unit must be fitted to the LPG tank. This link advertises a “Livello” gauge and some level-senders http://www.lpgshop.co.uk/livello-0-90ohm-gas-level-indicator/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsdaikc_N2wIVbL7tCh0AHQ6IEAQYAyABEgIOufD_BwE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith T Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Our 3027 Autotrail 610SE PVC is fitted with an underbody gas tank which we are told takes 25 litres - in practice this is actually 20. There is a 'readout' of about 8 LEDS in a small unit stuck on to the dashboard to the right of the steering column. This only work with the engine running, and is almost impossible to see when you look at it as its at the wrong angle..its also quite inaccurate, but so far I rely on filling up after each main trip away, ...it does seem to show full when actually driving... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I remember a conversation with an Auto-Sleepers PVC owner about LPG tanks. He told me that it could be cheaper on campsites in Spain to use gas instead of 230V electricity, but it was really hard with his motorhome to know how much LPG remained in the underfloor gas-tank. He said the tank itself had a contents-gauge, but this was behind a cover and the remote gauge in the cab only functioned when the vehicle’s motor was running. I asked if that was indeed the case (rather than just the vehicle’s ignition being switched on) and he confirmed that it was. I then said something like “When you are on a Spanish campsite, can’t you just start your motorhome’s engine every now and again to check the gas-tank’s contents?” and was told that doing this would be “Very bad for the motor”. I lost heart at that point... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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