Propane

[Raider Ronnie]

Anyone here use it for heat ?
If so, would care to tell me how much a gal you are paying.
Thanks

[stripersnipr]

I know of people paying as high as 2.80 per gallon and as low as 1.80 a gallon. Propane companies are very hungry right now and you can push them down fairly easily.

[pops02]

$ 2.24/ gallon, on 12/29....id be interested to know what others pay, as well. Thanks

[Raider Ronnie]

I haven't taken a delivery since last winter when my company was screwing me for close to $4.00 a gal.
I still have just below 1/2 a tank because of the mild winter.
Now they have sent me a few "minumum use" bill (started at $75 and now up to $125) that I refuse to pay!
I have nothing in a contract that says they can charge me a minimun use charge because I haven't needed a delivery !

[Swimmer]

Guy next door last year was paying like $3.50 a gallon from the company that owned the tank and did the install on his heater. He had no contract so he bought his own tank and now has it delivered by the lowest price, whcih I'll ask what that is in the a.m. when I see him. I know the price dropped a dollar a gallon last year when he jettisoned the first company.

[Raider Ronnie]

Originally Posted by Swimmer

Guy next door last year was paying like $3.50 a gallon from the company that owned the tank and did the install on his heater. He had no contract so he bought his own tank and now has it delivered by the lowest price, whcih I'll ask what that is in the a.m. when I see him. I know the price dropped a dollar a gallon last year when he jettisoned the first company.

Thanks Frank.
I didn't know you could own your own tank!
I would think it's a liability issue because tanks need to be inspected over time !

My company owns the tank, but my plumber did the install, other than hooking to the tank.

[2na]

Raider - they whack you for an additional .50/gal on Cape if you don't own the tank. Ask your company what the price difference is and crunch the #'s - see if it worth your while.
Last time I checked the price was $1.99/gal (Truro), but I haven't needed to fill this winter because of the mild weather too.

[Nebe]

1.25

[fishsmith]

Wholesale prices are around a $1 now, these gas companies are raking customers over the coals.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/p...df/tablec4.pdf

[Mr. Sandman]

A lot of people heat with propane here....$2.67/gal as of 1/3
I think they own the tank. I recall looking into the tank think and it is not cheap to buy the tank...I will check again.

[Raider Ronnie]

Originally Posted by Nebe

1.25

Would you care to share some info who you buy from, you own the tank, ect....
I know you use a very high volume, so naturaly you will get a low price per gal.

[babanch]

2.20 both times they came to fill it this winter and they own the tank. I ran into problems getting house insurance because my tank is in the ground.

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

Would you care to share some info who you buy from, you own the tank, ect....
I know you use a very high volume, so naturally you will get a low price per gal.

i go through amerigas. the key to getting a good price is no to discuss your retail rate through them, but to ask what price you are going to pay above wholesale. When you call around, ask them what rate they can give you above wholesale and ask them what their wholesale rate is. Now i dont know if a propane company will play this game with a residential customer, but when i tell them how much i use they are drooling for my business. I dont own the tank, but i also refused to sign a contract to lock myself into their business. If i find a lower rate, i call them and if they dont match the rate, they're gone... adios, pick up your tanks.. see ya and they know it so they always match the competitions price.

[RIROCKHOUND]

The KEY is going to this guy for propane and propane accessories.

[pops02]

Originally Posted by babanch

2.20 both times they came to fill it this winter and they own the tank. I ran into problems getting house insurance because my tank is in the ground.

Why did you have trouble getting house insurance, with the tank underground ? I know my provider was talking a year ago, or so, about putting my tank underground. I dont want that to happen, if im going to get dropped by my insurance company, its hard enough to find a home owners insurance company on the cape, as it is.

[BigFish]

I am pretty sure they are not allowed to bury propane tanks! Oil tanks years ago yes....but not anymore! Never heard of propane tanks underground....thats why you always see them fenced in and visible.

[Mr. Sandman]

My propane tank is underground. If propane leaks out it does not go into the ground like oil would...evaporates off. There are some rules about how close it is to the house I think though.

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by BigFish

I am pretty sure they are not allowed to bury propane tanks! Oil tanks years ago yes....but not anymore! Never heard of propane tanks underground....thats why you always see them fenced in and visible.

nope- if i wanted i could bury a 1000 gallon tank behind my studio. Its actually safer because a truck cant slam into it.

[stripersnipr]

Burying 250's and up is common and actually required in some applications and jurisdictions.

[2na]

I put a 500 underground in 2005. New construction, no problem with the insurance besides the $. They whack you on the cape because of the wind/water potential, and like pops02 points out there are only a few insurers willing to write up houses on the cape. Got you by the short ones. I digress - they didn't have any problem with an underground gas tank. If it was oil you have a problem like Sandman says.

[BigFish]

Man I never heard of that! I figured where the tanks were under pressure that it would be a problem being buried and especially when the tank begins to rust through?

[babanch]

I live in Plymouth in a neighborhood that was built 5 years ago. When the builder went to have the tanks installed he went to the fire chief and he was told the safest way to store propane was a tank in the ground. I set up homeowners through an agent on the cape and the company sent a guy out to take pictures of the property and basically check things out. Two weeks later I got a note from the insurance company stating they were cancelling my insurance because of the tank being buried. The agent then set me up with the fair plan through the state which im sure the cape guys on here know all about. The premium through the state almost doubled. So i called another agent who used other insurance companys and got insurance through them at the original rate. They basically told me that it depends on what insurance company you use and that if one company decides they dont like the color of your house they can just drop you.