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Out here in the country we all have 500 gallon propane tanks.
My neighbor is a Florida Yankee, came up for a few weeks from Miami because his restaurant is closed due to Corona.
Mr. Know It All.

His propane tank shows 30 percent. His water heater is showing a yellow flame not a blue flame. He insists that the problem is due to the low level of the
propane in the tank, there is not enough pressure to run the water heater, and he needs to get more propane.
I told him that the pressure of the propane is plenty good at 30 percent and he needs to clean the pilot light of his water heater probably has dust on it.
Whatever, he needs maintenance on his water heater.

I told him that, he will continue to have good pressure of propane, until the tank runs dry.
Who is right?

30% is plenty.

As long as you have liquid, you have pressure....

As long as there is a regulator in the line he will have whatever pressure it passes until the supply equals whatever that is.

I don't get mine filled until it gets below 15%. I've never had a problem.

He knows it all

Hell with him

He should be good for a while longer.

But he might have a bunch of that nasty stuff they put propane for smell.
I drained the last 15-20 % from a bulk tank at the Aunts house and it had a bunch of yellow crap come out.

It stained the tanks and smelled so bad i threw the gloves away.

It won't hurt to clean the pilot.

Does he have a blue flame when his tank is full?

Might need to adjust the pilot.

hate to pay that bill

Simon, I retired 2 yrs ago from the propane industry. You are right, and those that say that he will have pressure till the tank runs dry are right.

Sounds like he needs to either have the pilot and burner cleaned or adjusted. Another thing that many don't know is that sometimes running a humidifier will
cause the same thing.

Byron

Haha! Good ole ethyl mercaptin.

Propane boils @ -46*F. Plenty coming off the liquid especially at your temps.

Yellow flame indicates an air problem, not lack of fuel.

you threw in Florida yankee...why?.....whats with the yankee part......bob

Yeah a little bit of yellow is no big deal, but a large lazy yellow flame could indicate not enough air getting to the burner
or a clogged vent.

tell him to return to Miami---propane pressure different closer to equator

Let him fill it, he'll be a little lighter in the pocket but still have the same problem.

We used to dry corn with a Belhen dryer, and tank on wheels. The burner would keep going for 20 minuts when the gauge was on 0.

I had a regulator take a crap on mine.

Better than carpetbagger?