Buy Removable Accu-Level Propane Tank Gauge with Magnetic back

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This is a product that never should have seen the light of day nor graced the shelf of any hardware store. Because it's packaged folded up, there are permanent bends in the material that prevent the gauge from properly sticking to the tank. I tried to fix this by leaving the gauge under book piles for extended periods of time, but that didn't work.

The gauge requires one to pour very hot water over the gauge each time you need a reading. Because the gauge doesn't adhere flat to the tank, one needs to try to press it while pouring boiling water over it. Dangerous...and inconvenient!

When I did go through the trouble of pouring boiling water, the gauge was inaccurate.

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Item comes out of the package bent (folded over). Won't lay flat against propane tank. Tried to gently unfold (instructions say to be careful bending product or it may be damaged). Product laid a little better against tank for awhile, but then began to bend away from tank at folds again. Won't work properly since it doesn't lay flat against tank. I think the product is fundamentally sound, but needs to be packaged differently.

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This is hands down the worst product I have ever purchased. Being an engineer, I usually can figure things out pretty quick. However, after fooling around with it for a while, there is no possible way this magnet will even attach to my tank. The tank is relatively new and I cleaned the surface before attempting to apply it, but not even a small part of the magnet would stay stuck. Even if it would, the way the strip is packaged it is so bent that there is no way it could accurately gauge the level of the propane. Please do everyone a favor and DO NOT BUY THIS!

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Very simple principle, works just fine. It simply indicates where the cold propane gas level is in the tank by application of very warm or hot water on the magnetic sensor. The magnet is there only to hold the indicator onto the tank and it stays on tank quite nicely.

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Despite the many negative reviews for this product, I purchased it due to the low price and inability to find anything comparable at the local level. Going by one of the suggestions to flatten out the strip first, it remained stuck to my refrigerator with additional magnets atop it for a week. Today, I cleaned the tank surface, applied the strip and poured hot water on it. The IR thermometer read 165 degrees and the strip turned orange as expected. In a matter of seconds there was a reasonably clear difference between the orange and yellow sections, allowing me to determine the level in the tank. This process worked four times, two different locations on two tanks. This was done in bright sunshine on a mild day.

I'm not sure why it didn't work for others.