Topping off small LP tanks
My local LP filling place charges a "flat rate" to refill a 20# bottle. Is this common ? (Their price IS reasonable.) Do any of you try to "transfer" LP between small (5#-30#) tanks using the hot...
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ctilsie242 wrote:
With my current rig, I just exchange the cylinders, because a lot of propane places want a 250 gallon minimum contract before they will lift a finger, and stores like U-Haul tend to not have someone who is both trained on staff.
Once I move to a motorhome with a permanent tank that I can park in the driveway, I plan to pay for a delivery contract, just so that come the weekend, I'm assured the tank is topped off.
We rarely use 13 gallons of propane a year. We have a 56 lb tank (roughly 13 gallons) on our motor home. It gets filled every April at the Flying J. We spend 4 months of the year living in our MH at a seasonal camp site. In 1 year, we have never had the propane tank completely empty.
It would take us almost 20 years to fulfill a 250 gallon minimum propane contract. Find a Flying J near you. I've never see one that didn't refill propane.
-Michael
