There is a setup I’ve seen many times using multiple tanks, so it shouldn’t be hard to find information and parts sources for it.
Basically, you have multiple tanks set up next to each other. Each tank has a regulator, that is then fed into a valve that’s part of a manifold connecting the tanks together. Think of a “tee" sort of arrangement. That valve senses pressure from each tank, and when it drops below a predetermined value, closes off that tank from the manifold and opens to the other tank. When I have a minute I’ll look around and see if I can find a reference to this setup on the web. It’s dead nut simple and purely mechanical, so you don’t have to mess with it. -D > On Nov 18, 2022, at 8:00 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > If I could just find one. All of them I have found have been quite a bit of > distance away, nothing semi close. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 17, 2022, at 11:02 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> Diesel is $5/gal - not that much difference, and you'll have to keep >> hauling a lot of Diesel to refill it. Get a used 500 gal. propane tank and >> forget about it for a year. >> >>> On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 10:43 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> From what I have read it looked like slightly under 2 gallons per hour, >>> but even at that, if the cost was $3 per gallon I would be looking at $6 >>> an hour. Seems like it would be cheaper to just run a torpedo heater. >>> The local farm store has a 150k btu one that supposedly runs 8 hours on >>> tank, which is about 8 gallons. So a gallon of diesel an hour. >>> >>>> On 11/17/2022 10:40 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: >>>> That thing is going to use 10 pounds an hour. >>>> Ugh. >>>> >>>> >>>> Rick >>>> >>>> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com >>>> Sent: November 17, 2022 10:25 PM >>>> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com >>>> Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com >>>> Cc: ka...@striplin.net >>>> Subject: [MBZ] Need propane advice >>>> >>>> Unless I find a good used reasonably priced 250+ gallon tank, I have >>>> thought about connecting 2, possibly 3 of those 100lb tanks to run one >>>> of the heaters in the shop. This thing has an input BTU of 180k. Would >>>> that run at least one of my heaters? If so, what parts do I need to >>>> connect them together (manifold etc), do they need regulators? I know >>>> nothing about propane so need it spelled out for me. It might just be >>>> cheaper to buy a bigger torpedo heater and run diesel in it. >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >> >> -- >> OK Don >> >> "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you >> are wearing." >> >> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to >> pause and reflect." Mark Twain >> >> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” >> Wernher >> Von Braun >> 2013 F150, 18 mpg >> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg >> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
