LPG Tank Check

Great stuff! I plan on getting one of these as well but I have heard that the monitor that comes with the unit does not always match what you see on the app.  It may turn out that your experience will be different.  Just a heads up.  

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts after owning it for a while.  I love gadgets like this. 

I got a pair last June and they work GREAT! We only went through a couple refills, but the level or EMPTY were right on. Had to replace the batteries in both units in January, but with battery readout with propane level no problem.

I use the Bluetooth on my Samsung Galaxy and we park our trailer at home, so I can check the level of the tanks from the house, so the transmit distance is real good.

It will be interesting when a lot of trailers get them as to how discrete the signals are.

Hope this helps

BobnRobin

You pair them to a certain sensor so I don't see a lot of them around, being a problem. 

As an update to my installation, one of LEDs on the monitor already died. I ordered a replacement and that monitor doesn't work at all, both sides just always show a level of 2 LEDs which is completely wrong (even though the levels are completely correct in the phone app). So . . . I'm going on my third monitor . . . sounds like the quality control on the monitor may be suspect. Hopefully, once i get a good one, we'll be in business. Either way, it's still working great on the phone app.

These monitors y'all have seem to be much more accurate than the push pen device. I even gave thought towards getting one but decided instead to buy two new 5 gallon tanks with mechanical tank level from Costco, $24.97 ea. With the auto switching device on the regulator and having a pretty good idea as to when to look at the tank gauges which is VERY infrequently I might add, I'm good and don't have to worry about replacing batteries and the like.

Those devices are pretty cool though especially with the ability to check tank levels while residing inside the RV by looking at your smart phone. 

Randy you are a Dinosaur!! The new electronic monitors work great, on all my tanks new and old, even on our New Trailer!!!

Come into the 21 century!!

Happy Campers

BobnRobin

Already have my butt firmly planted in my 21st century seat with all the electronic devices installed on the trailer which includes a Trimetric battery monitor. I just choose not to go further when the analog/mechanical gauge works just fine. No batteries required and no need to change.

It will be interesting to see, as you pointed out, whether there will be crosstalk when two of yous park next to each other at a rally. A problem "dinosaurs" need not worry about.

my stove starts to spit and sputter, and you get a little of that propane smell. that tells me they almost empty lol..

I thought I'd post an update after using them for a while. The gauge and apps have worked great ever since I finally got a guage that actually worked. I absolutely love it. And the whole point is you don't have to take the tank cover off to see the tanks. We might go on 1/2 dozen trips or more without having to change the tank and it's so much easier now knowing exactly where we are on propane. Two thumbs up.

I can add a followup also. If you have 30# tanks, the rubber spacers they come with are not strong enough...the unit ended up being crushed and then water entered the device and it died.  I got 2 new sensors for the tanks and I used a few small pieces of paint sticks taped together to make a higher stand for the tanks.  Working great so far!

Ghostrider posted:

I can add a followup also. If you have 30# tanks, the rubber spacers they come with are not strong enough...the unit ended up being crushed and then water entered the device and it died.  I got 2 new sensors for the tanks and I used a few small pieces of paint sticks taped together to make a higher stand for the tanks.  Working great so far!

If you contact the "Tank Check" manufacturer they will send you 8 metal standoffs for your tanks. They are aluminum and you have to tap them on to the bottom rim of your tanks. I think they will holdup much better than the original rubber ones.

Happy Campers 

BobnRobin 

Yeah, I don't have a photo right now but I ended up cutting stands with cutouts for the sensors out of wood. They work pretty well.

just not worth the time I think the LP tank check  is garbage 

I worked with the MFG for  while   and the guy was nice enough 

but it was just a waste of time 

the remote display is junk , I had 3 of them at one time ,  they could eat a battery in minutes  if they worked at all

  your best bet is to read the tank level then shut it off ASAP  or just use the APP 

I have 3 senders  and i just hate having to refill my tanks because I know I will battle sender placement to get any kind of a reliable reading again  

oh and if you're not trying to get it to read properly your replacing batteries in the senders 

The foam sensor pads that are necessary for a proper reading fall off all the time .

and the green  feet ,   seriously ? what a joke   

I made steel rings for my tanks to sit a little higher 

and the green  feet ,   seriously ? what a joke    

just another device rushed to market  to let us sucker BETA test for them on our dime   

this was supposed to be a time saving luxury   item  

instead it's unreliable, frustrating and a time waster  IMO 

I'm going on 2 years and second set of batteries!

They do have aluminum stand-offs in place of the Greenies! Below is a screan shot I took from my living room of the house with trailer 60' away.

Great setup with the phone app.

Happy Campers 

BobnRobin 

Check out this post/thread about the aluminum spacers!

https://community.lanceowners.org/top...8#566936181215725488