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Does Cold Temperature Affect a Propane Tank Level Gauge?
Propane is similar to nearly all other types of materials in that it is affected by cold temperatures. The propane gas contracts when the temperature declines. That reduced level of gas inside the tank is reflected by the gauge which reflects the level on the tank. Usually, this happens whenever a homeowner checks the gauge during cold climate and sees the amount of the tank level before and after delivery. Depending on the weather conditions, the level on the tank may not go up as much as anticipated.
The propane tank's gauge shows you what fraction of the tank is full. Typically, tanks are not filled more than eighty percent so as to allow the gas to expand during warm temperatures. For instance, a five hundred gallon tank, at a reading of eighty percent at normal temperatures reflects approximately 400 gallons of propane in the tank. This is around how much is able to be stored.
The web site Propane 101, which is managed by the propane industry, considers an exterior temperature of 60 degrees to be the baseline or reference point. For instance, if the gauge reads 50% of capacity on a day when the temperature is near 60 degrees, then a five hundred gallon tank would have roughly two hundred fifty gallons of propane. If the temperature that day is much lower than sixty degrees, the gauge will read lower. Also, if the temperature is much higher than 60 degrees, the gauge will actually read higher since the gas expanded.
The energy contained or amount of energy contained inside a tank would not change as the gas either expands or contracts, based on the propane industry website. The amount of propane itself has not changed, but only the density of the gas has changed.
If a homeowner orders one hundred gallons of propane to be delivered, they would receive four hundred twenty four pounds of propane. If the homeowner has a one thousand gallon propane tank, they may expect the gauge to go up by 10% with the delivery of one hundred gallons. These numbers would be correct if the temperatures were near 60 degrees at the time of delivery. If the delivery happened during colder weather conditions, these chillier temperatures would result in a smaller increase reading on the propane gauge.
