Posted: March 9, 2026
Installing a propane tank on your property allows you to power a limitless number of appliances with propane. From heating, to cooking, to warming water, to powering a backup generator – propane can handle and do it all!
However, if you run out of propane or if your supply gets too low your propane-powered appliances and equipment will be non-operational. Depending on what exactly you use propane for that could leave you without heat, hot water or a way to cook. This is a massive inconvenience and, depending on the exact circumstance, can even be a safety hazard.
This is part of why it is so important to manage your fuel supply accurately and know how to correctly read the gauge on your propane tank.
Most propane tanks come with a gauge. Two common types of gauges are digital and analog.
Analog gauges are usually under a tank’s dome at the very top. You should see numbers around the edge that are in numeric order and a single needle in the middle. This needle will line up with a number and that number indicates how much propane is in your tank in a percentage.
Digital gauges have a float that rises and falls with a tank’s propane level. They usually use modern technology to measure fuel levels.
Reading the gauge on your propane tank and tracking your own propane levels requires you to regularly trek out to your propane tank (although some digital gauges can be read remotely). This can be a bit of a pain, especially during the winter here in the Central Michigan area. Not to mention you have to remember to actually do this – a task that isn’t always easy when you’re juggling so much.
Becks Propane has good news though. We can take care of tracking your fuel levels for you.
All of our customers who sign up for our Automatic Delivery option receive a free wireless propane tank monitor. This is a device that sends us real-time data on your current propane levels. We then use this data to schedule your next fuel delivery. There is truly nothing that you, as a customer, need to do!
Customers who aren’t enrolled in our Automatic Delivery service can still get fuel from us. Just contact us when your tank is 30% full to set up your next delivery.
Tracking your fuel levels (or having Becks Propane do this for you) is just part of taking care of your propane tank. To properly maintain your tank you should also:
Homeowners here in Central Michigan who are looking for reliable propane tank services can find them here at Becks Propane. We offer tank leasing options, installations and tank monitoring services.
Contact Becks Propane today and let us know how we can help with your propane tank needs.