Thanks for another great video. I have been looking at installing these on the propane tanks and water tanks to integrate into my Cerbo GX. You may know by now, but the empty tare weight of any tank is stamped on the collar behind the TW. This would save draining the tank. Just weigh the tank, subtract the TW and use the math to figure out how much is in there. Have a great day!
I admire your evaluations on the various systems you have in your RV. I find them thorough and technically accurate. I appreciate the amount of time you take to research and produce these reports. On the LP tank level indicator, some people may wish to duplicate your method. I noticed that you did this analysis on a very windy day which is very good, however you may have made a statement that LP gas is heaver than air and without a wind, the gas can settle into lower areas and cause a dangerous situation. Please keep up the good work.
Call me Safety Sid but all I could think about while you were doing this was propane is heavier than air, it's collecting under the RV, spark from water heater, fridge, transfer switch, etc. and no more Changing Lanes. Glad your testing didn't run afoul. One year I was moving and needed my propane tanks emptied and certified for shipping in a moving van. The propane shop opened the bleeder valve, carried the tank out of his shop, then placed it withing 2 ft. of the railroad tracks that run in and out of the refineries by San Pedro / L.A. Harbor behind his shop. That time I could only picture a train taking the curve and a spark from the wheels on the rails setting off a spectacular chain reaction. I left and told him I'd be back in a couple hours. :) Great videos. Stay safe! Best..
Just put these on my propane and two on my grey and fresh water tanks. Tied it into my Victron cerbo. Very cool on the touch 50 display. Also put a couple nuuvitags into the cerbo for relay control. Cerbo 2.8 firmware or greater supports both. Nuuvi and mopeka. Thanks
We have been using Mopeka sensors for several years on our travel trailer tanks, and now on our Class A and love them. We did notice changes in the reading on ultra cold days before and after the sun would warm up the tanks.
Chad, the RV owners are lucky to have you! You definitely have a gift! Tara your awesome as well! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and educating us.
I have used the original sensors that they came out with for about 4 yrs and really enjoy knowing what my tank levels are. I have the wireless display (which was part of a package deal with 2 tank sensors) mounted inside the camper which is nice for anyone in the camper to be able to check the levels. I just in the last month found out from the Mopeka Tech Support that you can use the wireless display in conjunction with the phone app. I have changed the batteries in the sensors and the display 3-4 times in each unit. Thanks again for the great info!
I'm surprised how accurate it was! Also, these wont wear out as fast as those needle guages do. Most of those needle gauges get messed up easily just from pressures lol. I also used to do the whole pressure hose with the gauge on it, but those develop leaks all the time... So this is a win for me!
When you first laid out how you were conducting this test i thought, "Wow, he's dedicated. This is going to take a week of using that tank and disconnecting everything, conduct the test, the hook everything back up." Bleeding a whole tank to complete the test in a day is definitely the way to go!
Chad, this is perfect detail! I like how you're analytical and thorough like my mind works also. Sold! I'm getting some of these in just a minute. These little magnets will make it much nicer to check on the propane, instead of going outside in the dark and battling black widow spiders to check our levels. Thank you so much!! :)
I added a pressure/level gauge on a 20lb/5 gal tanks but then had problems with my gas appliances operating properly. A little on line research found others that experienced the same. They said the pressure/level gauge can restrict flow and cause appliance to not operate. I removed it and system worked fine. People should be aware that if you have a operating problem it could be caused by the gauge.
Thank you for the confirmation research. I have not tried the water tank sensor yet, but the propane sensors function very well. I appreciate the science lesson on how propane behaves too.
I have these same propane sensors. Glad to see your test results. It sure boosts my confidence in the accuracy of these sensors. Also, nice truck in the background!!
Loved seeing the footage of the Big Red Schoolhouse at the NRVTA as I sat outside looking at the Big Red Schoolhouse across the lake. Taking the fundamentals class this week.
Hey Shipmate, I’ve been thinking about getting these things. Thank you for the research. You have sealed the deal for me. Thanks for all the work you do for the rest of us. You have no idea how many times you have saved my six and my money! Fair winds to both of you!
I also use those Mopeka sensors on the gasoline tank for my generator on Momentum! You have to set up a custom tank in the settings and measure the height of your fuel cell but it’s very accurate. It’s the only way I’ve found to know how much gas I have left for the generator without having to get out of the RV and go check the gauge.
On propane tank there are number on the collar the TW will be you tare weight of the bottle empty. That’s what you go off when you fill by weight. Also love you videos keep it up. Can’t wait until we can travel more
I have been a Mopieka customer for many years - firstly just for my BBQ tank. Haha! - So funny Chad - I drew the exact same "X" on the bottom of my tank last week after sanding off some of the excess paint. I have the older sensors now, but have two of the new "pro" circular ones on order. This was an awesome review - I got a LOT out of it - Thanks so much!! - Cheers!
Oh no shit.. I have a thermal cam. Im definitely doing that boiling water trick from now on. I'm on my second 20lb tank in about a month. I'll be living in this camper for the winter and New York gets cold. I can't risk running out of propane when I'm at work or something where I can't run to the store and grab another one and then my pipes freeze and things break and my dogs are inside cold and what not. The level of my propane is very mandatory to know. I've been looking at these little magnet sensor things for weeks wondering if they are accurate. But either way that hot water heater thermal cam trick is awesome. Glad I found this vid!!
I'm curious to know what the TW (Tare Weight) is that should be stamped on the collar of the 30lb tank. I have a 20 lb tank (TW=16.6lb) and a 40lb tank (TW=31.1lb). While watching this video, I used my bathroom scale to weight both of my tanks (full) and calculated that they have 4.57gal and 9.31 gal respectively. Great video! Thank you.
The tare weight is the empty weight of the tank stamped on the collar by law.. The 20, 30, 40lb tank names refer to roughly how much propane they should hold. Thus your 20lb tank would weigh about 36.6lbs and your 40lb would be 70.1lbs when full. This is why you see many places place the tanks on some sort of scale.
Great job!! I just bought the pro’s and haven’t even used them yet. I feel much better about my purchase due to the fact that all other products are definitely not accurate!! Thanks!!
Love you EX Military guys. Your information is very real world and intuitive. And you served the Great Country to help make it what it is.👍 Safe Travels
Chad, thank you for a very detailed and informative review - I've wanted something for my horizontal tank in my Class A since the only system I have now uses the float inside the tank for a measurement, and it lacks a little bit. Since these can be set for the size of the tank as well as the characteristics of it (hard mounted horizontal ASME in my case), they sound like the answer!
Chad it was awesome running into you at Harrah’s sorry if we caught you off guard. We love all your videos. Thank you for taking the time to talk to us for just a minute.
This was very informative, I really appreciate your help with this video. I ran out of propane last fall and it was freezing in the camper the last night of our stay, needless to say, my wife was not very happy with me. This is a great solution!
We have Mopeka gauges, and when we first got them, they worked well. It didn't take long, though, for them to stop communicating. Replacing batteries helps sometimes, but even with fresh batteries in both sensors and the remote display, it often reads wrong or refuses to provide a reading. So we're back to loosening the hold-down, and getting a rough feel for the weight. The *idea* is great; apparently the execution is not good.
Sure...spend more of my money. Thanks for the information and testing. I have been wanting something like this for several years and this looks like the answer.
Great video...love our Mopeka sensors. Only thing to add is that batteries in the sensors need to be replaced periodically. Longest I've gotten out of mine is a little over a year. One only went 6 months, but I suspect the charge level was low when I put it in.
This is cool !!!!! .....Thank you Chad !!!! I just ordered two sets ...I took my tanks in more than I needed to while snowbirding in Florida last winter ...TWO THUMBS UP !!!!
Chad: you are the dude, Man. What a nice scientific comparison for us simple folk. 🙂 I had the original Mopeka sensors years ago, and I wasn't impressed (mainly with battery life). The new round version seem to be a lot better as I read about them. As I know Mopeka has their app, I have also "heard" that the Lippert tank sensors are actually Mopeka sensors, and since our 2023 320MKS has One-Control, I'm wondering if this is an added benefit to buying the Lippert sensors. Can you comment?
You probably covered the phase change cooling in your other video , but this was a great demonstration. Boiling liquid propane to a gas to use it consumes energy. That shows up with the liquid in the tank getting colder. When the tank is full, the entire surface of the tank will be warmed up by the outside air. The liquid propane and the tank surface are very close in temperature. As your tank level drops, the liquid propane is touching only half of the tank surface. This smaller surface will get colder as only half is being warmed by the air. Condensation happens at the dew point on your weather channel. As you use almost all the liquid propane, the tank surface is really small. Not much surface to warm with the air. The takeaway is. If you are using your heater when it’s 10F out, you will be pulling more propane out, boiling it faster, dropping the liquid level and temperature faster. At the coldest time of the night, your propane will start dropping towards -44F , even if it’s 10F outside. You can’t use all the propane in your tank to run the heater. It will stop boiling enough gas to run the heater. The heat will go out. After some time(hour?), the tank will warm up and the heater will work, but for less time. Frustrating as heck for people that tried the heat in the fall and decided to go winter camping. They would need to have large tanks, full, and set the tank selector to take out of multiple tanks at the same time to reduce the amount of boiling in each tank to half or less
I very simple check tanks and switch over device and have never run out in over 25 years. I very simply refill the empty one pretty quick. I run with both tanks open 100% of the time.
Nice video. Nice sensor! The pro version has the big advantage, that it can "talk" directly to the Victron GX and you can integrate the readings! Though the gx needs the newest firmware...
Thank you for doing all the hard work and verifying that it is accurate. We appreciate you👏🏼 It looks like you filmed this while at Elkhart Campground @Chad.
Hate to say so, but those are (according to the DOT) are CYLINDERS. Tanks are the permanently mounted ASME tanks mounted on motorhome frames. I started out with the standard Mopeka sensors, They quickly failed due to moisture intrusion. They replaced the sensors with the Pro sensors and I sealed the vents and mounted them using the plastic retainer cages they sell for aluminum cylinders. This way the sensors stay in place. Going on a year with the Pro sensors and recently changed the batteries after one died, but working OK. My cylinders are extremely difficult to remove and I run a built in generator on them also, so I need to know how much they have in them.
Love watching your videos I’ve been watching you for about a year now thinking about getting the sensors since I have two tanks do I need to sensors will the app switch from one sensor to the other per tank love the video on your fuel saving fuel card through Open Roads have a plied for it have had it about a year works really great I love it let me know about the sensors I’m curious to see if I need to buy one or two thanks
Thanks for donating the LPG to the show. It may be missed, you are wearing a jacket, it must be cool outside. I appreciate the info provided, I am taking notes. Again Thanks...Rich n Pat
15:54 Fahrenheit, not Farenheight. ;) Ray from the TH-cam channel, "Love Your RV," has had problems with the frost and condensation "wetting out" his Mopeka standard sensors. He ended up using some DIY conformal coating on the circuit boards to protect them. Maybe the pro sensors are already conformal coated...
Excellent video!! I have one and love it. I bought one for my neighbor and installed it last week. You are a geek. Why do I watch? Me too. :) Take care.
Hi chad, your guys TH-cam videos are always so enjoyable to watch regardless of the topic, I knew nothing about rving before I started watching your videos but now I think I’m be fine as long as I have your videos on hand lol, I also find myself drumming your intro everytime it comes on
Great informative video that required a lot of work/time. Thank you. I’ve been looking at these sensors and this helps me decide to go ahead. If temperature is really a significant issue, the sensors could include a temperature compensation feature. From my experience in working with industrial ultrasonic level sensors, it can easily be done. (Industrial sensors are typically temperature compensated because the sensor itself is temperature sensitive).
Once again a great video! I just found my propane sensors on all three of mine today. Of course the battery's are dead but it's still going to be a lot easier to know how much I've got instead of what happen last night when it got down to 6 degs here in Colorado! (We really need to get to Florida or something! BTW.. EM3 Chapman here. USS Barbour County LST1195 Sandog Decommed USS Antietam CG54 Long Beach 90-94 2 tours to the desert. Shield and Storm,
Thank you for this other great review! Just installed the set (and the spacers). Love that i can monitor without opening the cage. I love how you get all the best gadgets haha
Another great video sir. I've used the fuel gauge that you screw on and as you said it's not 100% right but it does help. I'm going to look into the one you just tested. Thank you very informative
Propane gas sinks, keep this in mind when you release large quantities of it without burning it off. He had a decent breeze which made it less dangerous. But doing this could create a giant bomb at your feet if the gas finds an ignition source.
I love hanging out watching your "geek out" videos. 46 years as a software test engineer I totally appreciate the level of detail of your experiments! I wouldn't change a thing. 👍👍
Another excellent educational video! Thank you both for your time and effort to creat this. I have learned so much from you and continue to be impressed by Chads ability to explain relatively complex topics in concise and easy to understand terms. I suspect Chad wanted to take a long hot shower after dealing with that stinky stuff for 6 hours!
Appreciate the detailed review..great you back up your recommendations with solid evidence..especially since I purchased this system a while back from your recommendation 😃
So the question of the day: How long to the batteries in the sensor last? My other question is will they work well on a horizontal tank like my motorhome has? All in all it looks like a neat system. Keep the good stuff coming guys.
I’ve used the previous generation Mopeka sensors for the past two years. I change the batteries in the Spring when I dewinterize the fifth wheel. They last for our entire season which is early-May to mid-October.
Real dedication. You emptied a whole tank for your viewers. Thanks for the video, it was super helpful!!!
Thanks for another great video. I have been looking at installing these on the propane tanks and water tanks to integrate into my Cerbo GX.
You may know by now, but the empty tare weight of any tank is stamped on the collar behind the TW. This would save draining the tank. Just weigh the tank, subtract the TW and use the math to figure out how much is in there. Have a great day!
Excellent tutorial. This weekend I'm helping friends install Mopeka on 2 tanks & now I am armed & ready.
I really enjoy it when Chad gets "technical" about things. I usually learn things when he does.
I admire your evaluations on the various systems you have in your RV. I find them thorough and technically accurate. I appreciate the amount of time you take to research and produce these reports. On the LP tank level indicator, some people may wish to duplicate your method. I noticed that you did this analysis on a very windy day which is very good, however you may have made a statement that LP gas is heaver than air and without a wind, the gas can settle into lower areas and cause a dangerous situation. Please keep up the good work.
I’ve used these for about 2 1/2 years and have not had any problems with them. I’m glad you did the research to confirm that I made a good choice.
Going to get this for my weber grill at home. No more running out of gas cooking a rib eye!!!
Call me Safety Sid but all I could think about while you were doing this was propane is heavier than air, it's collecting under the RV, spark from water heater, fridge, transfer switch, etc. and no more Changing Lanes. Glad your testing didn't run afoul.
One year I was moving and needed my propane tanks emptied and certified for shipping in a moving van. The propane shop opened the bleeder valve, carried the tank out of his shop, then placed it withing 2 ft. of the railroad tracks that run in and out of the refineries by San Pedro / L.A. Harbor behind his shop. That time I could only picture a train taking the curve and a spark from the wheels on the rails setting off a spectacular chain reaction. I left and told him I'd be back in a couple hours. :)
Great videos. Stay safe! Best..
Just put these on my propane and two on my grey and fresh water tanks. Tied it into my Victron cerbo. Very cool on the touch 50 display. Also put a couple nuuvitags into the cerbo for relay control. Cerbo 2.8 firmware or greater supports both. Nuuvi and mopeka. Thanks
We have been using Mopeka sensors for several years on our travel trailer tanks, and now on our Class A and love them. We did notice changes in the reading on ultra cold days before and after the sun would warm up the tanks.
Chad, the RV owners are lucky to have you! You definitely have a gift! Tara your awesome as well! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and educating us.
Been in the propane industry for 20+ years. Very good points here..
Thanks for taking the time to make this video. Definitely going to purchase one now.
I have used the original sensors that they came out with for about 4 yrs and really enjoy knowing what my tank levels are. I have the wireless display (which was part of a package deal with 2 tank sensors) mounted inside the camper which is nice for anyone in the camper to be able to check the levels. I just in the last month found out from the Mopeka Tech Support that you can use the wireless display in conjunction with the phone app. I have changed the batteries in the sensors and the display 3-4 times in each unit. Thanks again for the great info!
Like so many others have said this content is awesome and so valuable. Please keep it up, you're an inspiration to all of us.
Thank you for time . We put a heat blanket on ours .
I'm surprised how accurate it was!
Also, these wont wear out as fast as those needle guages do. Most of those needle gauges get messed up easily just from pressures lol. I also used to do the whole pressure hose with the gauge on it, but those develop leaks all the time... So this is a win for me!
When you first laid out how you were conducting this test i thought, "Wow, he's dedicated. This is going to take a week of using that tank and disconnecting everything, conduct the test, the hook everything back up." Bleeding a whole tank to complete the test in a day is definitely the way to go!
Terrific info, thanks Chad, & Tara too, who was videotaping or napping, OR, both!!!
Chad, this is perfect detail! I like how you're analytical and thorough like my mind works also. Sold! I'm getting some of these in just a minute. These little magnets will make it much nicer to check on the propane, instead of going outside in the dark and battling black widow spiders to check our levels. Thank you so much!! :)
I added a pressure/level gauge on a 20lb/5 gal tanks but then had problems with my gas appliances operating properly. A little on line research found others that experienced the same. They said the pressure/level gauge can restrict flow and cause appliance to not operate. I removed it and system worked fine. People should be aware that if you have a operating problem it could be caused by the gauge.
Thank you for the confirmation research. I have not tried the water tank sensor yet, but the propane sensors function very well. I appreciate the science lesson on how propane behaves too.
I have these same propane sensors. Glad to see your test results. It sure boosts my confidence in the accuracy of these sensors.
Also, nice truck in the background!!
Loved seeing the footage of the Big Red Schoolhouse at the NRVTA as I sat outside looking at the Big Red Schoolhouse across the lake. Taking the fundamentals class this week.
6 Hours well spent. Thank you for doing the test Chad.
Hey Shipmate, I’ve been thinking about getting these things. Thank you for the research. You have sealed the deal for me. Thanks for all the work you do for the rest of us. You have no idea how many times you have saved my six and my money! Fair winds to both of you!
I also use those Mopeka sensors on the gasoline tank for my generator on Momentum! You have to set up a custom tank in the settings and measure the height of your fuel cell but it’s very accurate.
It’s the only way I’ve found to know how much gas I have left for the generator without having to get out of the RV and go check the gauge.
On propane tank there are number on the collar the TW will be you tare weight of the bottle empty. That’s what you go off when you fill by weight. Also love you videos keep it up. Can’t wait until we can travel more
Excellent Chad, thanks!!
I have been a Mopieka customer for many years - firstly just for my BBQ tank.
Haha! - So funny Chad - I drew the exact same "X" on the bottom of my tank last week after sanding off some of the excess paint.
I have the older sensors now, but have two of the new "pro" circular ones on order.
This was an awesome review - I got a LOT out of it - Thanks so much!! - Cheers!
Oh no shit.. I have a thermal cam. Im definitely doing that boiling water trick from now on. I'm on my second 20lb tank in about a month. I'll be living in this camper for the winter and New York gets cold. I can't risk running out of propane when I'm at work or something where I can't run to the store and grab another one and then my pipes freeze and things break and my dogs are inside cold and what not. The level of my propane is very mandatory to know. I've been looking at these little magnet sensor things for weeks wondering if they are accurate. But either way that hot water heater thermal cam trick is awesome. Glad I found this vid!!
I'm curious to know what the TW (Tare Weight) is that should be stamped on the collar of the 30lb tank. I have a 20 lb tank (TW=16.6lb) and a 40lb tank (TW=31.1lb). While watching this video, I used my bathroom scale to weight both of my tanks (full) and calculated that they have 4.57gal and 9.31 gal respectively. Great video! Thank you.
The tare weight is the empty weight of the tank stamped on the collar by law.. The 20, 30, 40lb tank names refer to roughly how much propane they should hold. Thus your 20lb tank would weigh about 36.6lbs and your 40lb would be 70.1lbs when full. This is why you see many places place the tanks on some sort of scale.
Great job!! I just bought the pro’s and haven’t even used them yet. I feel much better about my purchase due to the fact that all other products are definitely not accurate!! Thanks!!
Love you EX Military guys. Your information is very real world and intuitive. And you served the Great Country to help make it what it is.👍 Safe Travels
Thanks Chad. I have those sensors and have wondered how accurate they are. It was very informative.
Chad, thank you for a very detailed and informative review - I've wanted something for my horizontal tank in my Class A since the only system I have now uses the float inside the tank for a measurement, and it lacks a little bit. Since these can be set for the size of the tank as well as the characteristics of it (hard mounted horizontal ASME in my case), they sound like the answer!
Thanks Chad for your AWESOME video content on the tech side, and thanks to Tara for all of her AWESOME input on those videos as well!
Thanks for taking the time to show us the reliability of the sensor! Say hi to Daisy for me!
Thanks, TJ! 😊 Daisy says hi back! 🐶
Chad it was awesome running into you at Harrah’s sorry if we caught you off guard. We love all your videos. Thank you for taking the time to talk to us for just a minute.
This was very informative, I really appreciate your help with this video. I ran out of propane last fall and it was freezing in the camper the last night of our stay, needless to say, my wife was not very happy with me. This is a great solution!
We have Mopeka gauges, and when we first got them, they worked well. It didn't take long, though, for them to stop communicating. Replacing batteries helps sometimes, but even with fresh batteries in both sensors and the remote display, it often reads wrong or refuses to provide a reading. So we're back to loosening the hold-down, and getting a rough feel for the weight. The *idea* is great; apparently the execution is not good.
Thanks for the numbers and testing
Sure...spend more of my money. Thanks for the information and testing. I have been wanting something like this for several years and this looks like the answer.
Great test, Thank you very much for taking the time to test this.
Have you looked at the Lippert LP Tank monitors ?
Great video...love our Mopeka sensors. Only thing to add is that batteries in the sensors need to be replaced periodically. Longest I've gotten out of mine is a little over a year. One only went 6 months, but I suspect the charge level was low when I put it in.
This is cool !!!!! .....Thank you Chad !!!! I just ordered two sets ...I took my tanks in more than I needed to while snowbirding in Florida last winter ...TWO THUMBS UP !!!!
Currently camping and having this discussion last night about how accurate are our Mopeka sensors.
Great video. You would be an awesome instructor. Thanks for sharing.
Chad: you are the dude, Man. What a nice scientific comparison for us simple folk. 🙂 I had the original Mopeka sensors years ago, and I wasn't impressed (mainly with battery life). The new round version seem to be a lot better as I read about them. As I know Mopeka has their app, I have also "heard" that the Lippert tank sensors are actually Mopeka sensors, and since our 2023 320MKS has One-Control, I'm wondering if this is an added benefit to buying the Lippert sensors. Can you comment?
You did a very good job with that test!!! I have been wondering if the ultrasonic sensors were just a gimmick. Thank you!!!
Once again Chad, you nailed it! Great job! Thank you!
Hi chad lippert just released those as well on the l I one control app
You probably covered the phase change cooling in your other video , but this was a great demonstration. Boiling liquid propane to a gas to use it consumes energy. That shows up with the liquid in the tank getting colder. When the tank is full, the entire surface of the tank will be warmed up by the outside air. The liquid propane and the tank surface are very close in temperature. As your tank level drops, the liquid propane is touching only half of the tank surface. This smaller surface will get colder as only half is being warmed by the air. Condensation happens at the dew point on your weather channel. As you use almost all the liquid propane, the tank surface is really small. Not much surface to warm with the air. The takeaway is. If you are using your heater when it’s 10F out, you will be pulling more propane out, boiling it faster, dropping the liquid level and temperature faster. At the coldest time of the night, your propane will start dropping towards -44F , even if it’s 10F outside. You can’t use all the propane in your tank to run the heater. It will stop boiling enough gas to run the heater. The heat will go out. After some time(hour?), the tank will warm up and the heater will work, but for less time. Frustrating as heck for people that tried the heat in the fall and decided to go winter camping. They would need to have large tanks, full, and set the tank selector to take out of multiple tanks at the same time to reduce the amount of boiling in each tank to half or less
My next install...great job as usual!
Great information as always. I just bought the old sensors. Having the ability to check them on the app is a great new feature!
I have one, it works great for me. The battery does last a while. I use it at home too.
“Bleeding of propane like a mad man.”
Had me ROTFL. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thanks Chad ! Great product evaluation and good general info about propane. 👌🏻
I very simple check tanks and switch over device and have never run out in over 25 years. I very simply refill the empty one pretty quick. I run with both tanks open 100% of the time.
Your videos help so much very detailed and informational
Cool video! I am a long time RV’er, and always wanted to know how to check Propane levels! Thanks!
Nice video. Nice sensor! The pro version has the big advantage, that it can "talk" directly to the Victron GX and you can integrate the readings! Though the gx needs the newest firmware...
Thank you for doing all the hard work and verifying that it is accurate. We appreciate you👏🏼 It looks like you filmed this while at Elkhart Campground @Chad.
Love the videos like this. So helpful and I enjoy the scientific breakdown.
Hate to say so, but those are (according to the DOT) are CYLINDERS. Tanks are the permanently mounted ASME tanks mounted on motorhome frames. I started out with the standard Mopeka sensors, They quickly failed due to moisture intrusion. They replaced the sensors with the Pro sensors and I sealed the vents and mounted them using the plastic retainer cages they sell for aluminum cylinders. This way the sensors stay in place. Going on a year with the Pro sensors and recently changed the batteries after one died, but working OK. My cylinders are extremely difficult to remove and I run a built in generator on them also, so I need to know how much they have in them.
First time watching your channel. And love the detail you put into your reviews and looking at getting a sensor definitely will be ordering one ☝️
Love watching your videos I’ve been watching you for about a year now thinking about getting the sensors since I have two tanks do I need to sensors will the app switch from one sensor to the other per tank love the video on your fuel saving fuel card through Open Roads have a plied for it have had it about a year works really great I love it let me know about the sensors I’m curious to see if I need to buy one or two thanks
Thanks for donating the LPG to the show. It may be missed, you are wearing a jacket, it must be cool outside. I appreciate the info provided, I am taking notes. Again Thanks...Rich n Pat
Very cool device, thank you.
15:54 Fahrenheit, not Farenheight. ;)
Ray from the TH-cam channel, "Love Your RV," has had problems with the frost and condensation "wetting out" his Mopeka standard sensors. He ended up using some DIY conformal coating on the circuit boards to protect them. Maybe the pro sensors are already conformal coated...
Excellent video!! I have one and love it. I bought one for my neighbor and installed it last week. You are a geek. Why do I watch? Me too. :) Take care.
Hi chad, your guys TH-cam videos are always so enjoyable to watch regardless of the topic, I knew nothing about rving before I started watching your videos but now I think I’m be fine as long as I have your videos on hand lol, I also find myself drumming your intro everytime it comes on
Great job Chad , very informative
Great informative video that required a lot of work/time. Thank you. I’ve been looking at these sensors and this helps me decide to go ahead. If temperature is really a significant issue, the sensors could include a temperature compensation feature. From my experience in working with industrial ultrasonic level sensors, it can easily be done. (Industrial sensors are typically temperature compensated because the sensor itself is temperature sensitive).
Thank you Chad! This is a great overview!
Did you compare the tar weight stamped on the cylinder? Ot did I miss that part
Thanks for your time great info . I’ve wondered how accurate these were. time to order me some :) thx again safe travels.
I watched your video and you are using the gray mopeka pro sensor. I thought the black mopeka pro was for steel tanks and the gray was for aluminum?
Once again a great video!
I just found my propane sensors on all three of mine today. Of course the battery's are dead but it's still going to be a lot easier to know how much I've got instead of what happen last night when it got down to 6 degs here in Colorado! (We really need to get to Florida or something!
BTW..
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Great video Chad, look into Espar or Wabasto heating.
Another great video. Thanks for doing it.
Thank you for this other great review! Just installed the set (and the spacers). Love that i can monitor without opening the cage. I love how you get all the best gadgets haha
Glad you like them! 😊
This video was a gas! We have these, we also have a couple of the Pro H2O sensors on our gray/fresh water tanks. Those work ok as well.
Another great video sir. I've used the fuel gauge that you screw on and as you said it's not 100% right but it does help. I'm going to look into the one you just tested. Thank you very informative
Thank you, shipmate! Great info as always.
should have checked it against the tank gauges too see how bad they are off?? safe travels CL crew
Thanks. I haven’t bought them in 7 years because I thought they were a Gimmick. In my cart now. 👍
Propane gas sinks, keep this in mind when you release large quantities of it without burning it off. He had a decent breeze which made it less dangerous. But doing this could create a giant bomb at your feet if the gas finds an ignition source.
Thank you for the information Chad. Do you require one sensor for each propane tank? Or can you use one sensor and alternate it with the other tanks?
Will this read 2 sensors at once? Would be nice to put sensors on both tanks. Thank you in advance.
Thanks for the video and I believe you turned me on to gauges a couple of years ago and have using them and they work very accurately.
Chad, thanks Appreciate it very much.
So how confident are you that the magnets will hold? Considering bouncing with potholes.
I love hanging out watching your "geek out" videos. 46 years as a software test engineer I totally appreciate the level of detail of your experiments! I wouldn't change a thing. 👍👍
What about sideways mounted tanks? Do those sensors work for those tanks?
Another excellent educational video! Thank you both for your time and effort to creat this. I have learned so much from you and continue to be impressed by Chads ability to explain relatively complex topics in concise and easy to understand terms. I suspect Chad wanted to take a long hot shower after dealing with that stinky stuff for 6 hours!
Appreciate the detailed review..great you back up your recommendations with solid evidence..especially since I purchased this system a while back from your recommendation 😃
So the question of the day: How long to the batteries in the sensor last? My other question is will they work well on a horizontal tank like my motorhome has? All in all it looks like a neat system. Keep the good stuff coming guys.
We had the original (before pro was out) and I changed the batteries after about 2 years. Yes.. they will work on the horizontal tanks also.. 👍🏼
I’ve used the previous generation Mopeka sensors for the past two years. I change the batteries in the Spring when I dewinterize the fifth wheel. They last for our entire season which is early-May to mid-October.
I have changed the batteries in the sensors and the display 3-4 times in each unit over the past 4 years.
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