PFT #88 - Personal Finance Tip of the Week: Knowing When to Refill Your Propane Tank

According to AgHires, Over 74 million Americans grilled out for the 4th of July. Of this food, burgers will be cooked by 85% of people, steak 80%, and chicken 73% and not to mention, 150 million hot dogs.

When it comes to grilling, 61% of people choose propane and 49% for the charcoal purists according to statista.com.

Now that we’ve had some heat on this topic, the last thing that you want to do is run out of propane when you're in the middle of dinner preparation.

A common question is . . . how do I determine when I need to refill my tank? Instead of shaking it, there is a simple solution to this. Bring a pot of water close to a boil and then pour it over the tank.
This creates a physical reaction between the hot water on the tank surface and the propane inside your tank.

Hence, putting your hand on the tank and where it becomes cool determines how much propane is remaining and you can decide when you need a refill.

The bottom line is that a standard 20 pound tank is around $20 so leaving less gas behind won’t save you much money; however, it can save you from future aggravation.

In my case, it keeps heat going on the grill rather than the heat coming from my wife.

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Episode Transcript

(00:05):
Hello, every one, I amDavid and you were listening to the Personal
finance Tip of the Week, andthis week's topic is about knowing when to
refill your pro pain tang. Accordingto ag Hires, over seventy four million
Americans grilled out for the fourth ofJuly. Of this food, burgers will

(00:28):
be cooked by eighty five percent ofpeople, stake eighty percent, chicken seventy
three percent, and not to mentionone hundred and fifty million hot dogs.
When it comes to grilling, sixtyone percent of people choose pro pain and
forty nine percent for the charcoal heurists. According to Statista dot com. Now

(00:49):
that we've had some heat on thistopic, the last thing that you want
to do is run out of propain when you're in the middle of dinner
preparation. A common question is howdo I determine when I need to refill
my tank instead of shaking it.There is a simple solution to this.
Bring a pot of water close toa boil and then pour it over the
tank. This creates a physical reactionbetween the hot water on the tank's surface

(01:15):
and the pro pain inside your tank. Hence, putting your hand on the
tank and where it becomes cool,determines how much pro pain is remaining,
and then you can decide when youneed a refill. The bottom line is
that a standard twenty pound tank isaround twenty dollars, so leaving less gas
behind won't save you much money.However, it can save you from future

(01:38):
aggravation. In my case, itkeeps the heat going on the grill rather
than the heat coming from my wife. So that will do it for the
personal finance tip of the week.Until next time, I am David Boost

(02:02):
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