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Edwin Pawlowski
 
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Default Residential Propane Gauges- How well do they work?


"Jim Murphy" (add rr between nc and com) wrote in message

The little gauge on my tank (yes, my tank. I bought it.) moved from 59%
to 85%. Subtracting 59 from 85 and multiplying by 500 led me to believe
they had pumped in ~130 gallons.

The dealer's printed ticket showed 183 gallons.

Logic tells me that Boyle figured out the relationship to volume and
pressure in the 17th Century, and that as the volume of gas (in the void
above the liquid) increases, the pressure is reduced and the gauge is a
simple pressure gauge.


Boyle, Logic and Propane gauges do not belong in the same world, let alone
sentence. The truck meters are very accurate and are checked and sealed by
the state. Gauges on tanks are made by a kindergarden class at Disney World.



am I the only person who thinks I should be able to use the delta
percentages to derive approximate delivery gallons?


Yes, you are.


Oh, to add insult to the injury, not only does North Carolina have the
highest motor fuel tax in the southeast, and one of the higher income tax
structures, there is a 3% sales tax on electricity and natural gas, but
fuel oil and propane buyers pay the full 7%. That's another rant, though.


You do have the option of moving. What is your electric rate? We now pay
..169 here in CT. According to this
http://www.dom.com/customer/pdf/nc/sched01.pdf you are paying less than
half that amount. I'd gladly pay your rate and tax.

As for motor fuel taxes, regular unleaded is running 2.46 to 2.51 in this
area. You still have the edge there according to this:
http://www.raleighgasprices.com/

Before your beer get diluted with your tears, look around at the rest of the
world and see how well off you are.