Review of Brinkmann Propane Tank Gauge

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This type of gauge will never read properly, for what we want (a reliable indicator of when to change tanks). Propane is a refrigerant (a refer that explodes), and like all refrigerants its pressure is dependent on its temperature through almost all conditions (technical: as long as there is a bit of liquid refrigerant in the tank, the refrigerant occupies the flat area on the P/T curve). As a result, you'll always "read green" on the gauge until it almost exhausts the tank (= vaporize the last of the liquid). If you watch the gauge while cooking (a real trick), you'll see the needle drop in the last 5--10 minutes, but of course at this point you have food in mid-cook. Watching the size of the flame jets is just as effective in getting a lead time (no jet = no gas!!). I tried this gauge twice (I'm such a glutton for punishment), and both times when I changed tanks (after a "surprise outage" in the middle of a cook) the gauge then refused to pass gas; I surmise the tank change operation introduced a spec of dust (twice) that blocked an internal port. When you're cooking (and the shrimps on the barbie are making fun of you), you're not going to sit down and clean out the ports (if they can be cleaned; at $13 I'm not investing anymore time). Fortunately, these gauges are as easy to take out as they are to install, so the shrimps lost the game after all. However: "never again". On the bright side: we have Recycling here, so some lucky sorting facility gets some brass!! I love happy endings.

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I pirchased this to use with our Weber Q grill and the adapter we had for a 20 lb tank. It works great. No more insecurity while grilling. We now know how much gas there is and are now longer concerned we will run out mid cooking.

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Works well. Wish it could compensate for air temp but its better than having to guess. We have had it on our Rv for several weeks now.

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I am so pleased that I decided to buy this propane gauge. It is very easy to connect and it is a life saver when it comes to BBQ so I do not run out of propane in the middle of cooking.

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I just purchased the Brinkmann propane Gauge for my gas grill from the HD and it is a decent enough gauge that seem to perform the basic function of estimating your propane left in your tank. It is easy to connect and easy to read. Most brands of these are pretty similar with none sticking out ahead of the pack with any features other than the basic type. This brand of gas gauge is priced normally around at 13 bucks from the box stores. So if you pay more than that you are getting a bad deal.