OutdoorsTried-and-true tip
Estimate propane left by weighing the cylinder minus tare
Work out how much gas is left in a cylinder by weighing it: total weight minus empty weight.
- Time
- ⏱ 5 min
- Difficulty
- ◆ easy
What you need
- Bathroom scale or gas scale
How to do it
- Put the cylinder on the scale.
- Read the tare weight stamped on the cylinder's collar.
- Subtract: with a total of 18.4 kg and a tare of 12.2 kg, 6.2 kg of gas remain.
- Note that the cylinder has to be removed from the vehicle for this.
Sources
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Das Tara-Gewicht (Leergewicht der Flasche) findest du direkt auf dem Kragen der Gasflasche eingeprägt.
Gesamtgewicht − Tara-Gewicht = verbleibendes Gas
