I'm confused about propane.
I understand what propane does. The confusing bit is how the gas stations arrive at the cost of the propane they put in my tanks. This morning the local Esso filled up my 30lb tank and has a gauge ...
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Dustape wrote:
Blame the cylinder makers. I have purchased a lot of propane for commercial operations, and it's always priced by the gallon.
Yep ... that's right.
When I bought our RV, Winebago literature said it had an 18 gallon propane tank in it. Propane suppliers actually fill it with 14.5-15.0 gallons of propane if it is completely empty when I have them fill it. My BBQ also has a 5 gallon propane tank on it.
That pounds-of-propane thing is confusing. Stick with gallons. Whatever the tank will hold in gallons when full means it should be filled to no more than about 80% of that in propane.
