Propane Refills

matthfam wrote:
After reading on this site about what a propane tank should weigh when empty/full, I decided I should weigh mine. I had used one tank only with the other one shut off ... The "full" tank weighed in at 44 lbs. the used one at 35.5 lbs. While it makes sense that I used about 8-9 lbs from the tank I was using, it makes no sense that they weighed 44 lbs when full. I was ripped off.
There could be a small difference to the 55 lbs supposed weight when full, but 11 lbs? They advertise as the cheapest propane in town. Not cheap at all! Take a scale with you when refilling!

That's actually not far off, I am assuming a 30lb bottle which weighs in the range of 25 to 28lbs empty and up to 55lbs 100% full. since you can only fill them to 80% by law that is about 23.4lbs of propane add this to your 25lbs tank is 48lbs. now have you had your home scale certified, if not the numbers are not accurate so that could account for the other 3 lb. I know the propane scales here must be certified every so often, the same as gas pumps and everything else.