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Does Cold Affect a Propane Tank Level Gauge?
Like most other kinds of materials, propane is affected by cold temperatures. As the temperature goes down, the propane gas contracts. That reduced level of gas in the tank is reflected by the gauge that reflects the tank level. Usually, this comes into play whenever a homeowner checks the gauge in cold weather and sees the amount of the tank level before and after delivery. Depending on the climate, the level on the tank might not rise as much as expected.
The propane tank's gauge shows you what portion of the tank is full. Normally, tanks are not filled over eighty percent in order to allow the gas to expand during hot temperatures. For instance, a 500 gallon tank, at a reading of 80 percent at normal temperatures reflects approximately 400 gallons of propane inside the tank. This is about the amount which could be stored.
The website Propane 101, which is operated by the propane industry, considers an exterior temperature of sixty degrees to be the baseline or reference point. Like for instance, if the gauge reads 50% of capacity on a day when the temperature is close to sixty degrees, then a 500 gallon tank would contain about two hundred fifty gallons of propane. If the temperature that day is a lot lower than 60 degrees, the gauge would read lower. In the same way, if the temperature is a lot higher than sixty degrees, the gauge will actually read higher due to the expansion of the gas.
The amount of energy contained or energy contained inside a tank will not change when the gas either expands or contracts, according to the propane industry website. The amount of propane itself has not changed, but just the density of the gas has changed.
The homeowner who orders one hundred gallons of propane would be given about 424 pounds of propane. With the delivery of 100 gallons, the homeowner with a one thousand gallon propane tank could expect the guage to go up by ten percent. These numbers would be correct if the temperatures were near 60 degrees at the time of delivery. If the delivery happened during colder weather, these chillier temperatures would result in a smaller increase reading on the propane gauge.
