Posted on 09/12/2016 14:03
Truma do a LevelCheck 63140 device to check the actual gas level in one’s bottle – and Dometic do a similar item – Gas Checker GC100.
They look to be quite useful, but are not particularly cheap.
I am wondering if any one has experience of using either of these please?? The typical gauge on a Calorlite bottle is alwys very pessimistic - plenty of gas lleft when it indicate empty, so wondering if one of these is better.
Posted on 27/12/2016 15:53
I weigh the new bottle using one of those suitcase weighing gadgets and right it on the bottle using a permanent marker.
I can then weigh it again later, if I want to know how much gas has been used from it.
I always put the new cylinder on the right-hand side and have the change-over valve drawing initially from the left-hand cylinder. That way I know the reserve cylinder stays full and gives me plenty of time to replace the used one.
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Posted on 30/12/2016 13:53
My method is even more crude! 
We keep 2 bottles of calor lite - the one is connected to the caravan, the other is 'freestanding' which we use for the cadac. The cadac cylinder always runs out first. When a cylinder runs out we get another one straight away - the full one always gets connected to the van and the 'half empty one' gets used for the cadac. While we have one cylinder empty, the other cylinder is used either on the van or on the cadac according to where it's needed. We never return a gas bottle with any gas in at all.
We always use EHU for heating and fridge - and fortunately we have on electric ring on the cooker, which we find really useful.
The worst situation was just before we went into Europe for 7 weeks last summer. According to the weight of the cylinders one was just under half full and the other was between had and three quarters full. I decided to risk it. The cadac cylinder was almost empty on our return, but no problem with the other one, so we managed it.
We use the gauge on the calor lite as a rough guide only. When it registers as empty, there is is still some left in!
David
Posted on 30/12/2016 17:09
if a filling station sell lpg and the pump is on the same side as the fuel (left, nearside) and its been 'a while' since i last topped up, ill fill with lpg as well as diesel...
its nice to be able to add a partial fill of lpg when convenien....and never give any back
...here or abroad...
derekbarrier