Tractor Supply and Blue Rhino
Until recently, the least expensive option for getting my 20# propane tanks filled was at my local tractor supply. It was like $10 to fill verses $20 to exchange at Blue Rhino, where I had inherited a...
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Again, there will be variation here. Some states, depending on state law, will require the filler to have a propane filling license or to be directly supervised by a person with this license. (In my state, this is called an "LP9" license and permits the holder only to fill cylinders and nothing else.) There is at least one state that I know of where no such license is required.
If your state does have the license requirement, then I suppose you could call the filler a dedicated tech.
:)
Lynn
If your state does have the license requirement, then I suppose you could call the filler a dedicated tech.
:)
Lynn
Gdetrailer wrote:
Trying to point out that TS stores DO NOT HAVE a "dedicated" propane "Tech".
They simply have one of the other coworkers/stock person that is FREE/not busy at the time of sale to do other things like stock the store or deal with things like tank exchanges/fills..
The clerk at the front of the store IS supposed to be the person that the customer deals with.
The coworker goes out and checks your tank then will come back in a tell the clerk to charge you are not..
They are just simply following the rules that the STORE MANAGER HAS GIVEN THEM TO FOLLOW.
If you WANT better service then go to a real propane dealer..
If you don't want better service then keep going to the TS stores, you DO get the level of service that the TS store is paying for which is pretty bad now days.
My suggestion is to ditch the crappy exchange cylinders and go buy NEW as in BRAND NEW cylinders. Costs about $25 per new cylinder for new 20 lb ones. These WILL be good for 11-12yrs depending on the date and you will not have to dink around with the exchange stuff expiring all the time.
You CAN buy new 20 lb cylinders at TS or Home Depot/Lowes, take them to a REAL propane dealer, tell them they ARE NEW and will need "purged". A real dealer will know exactly what to do.
Once done, you are good to go for many years before needing the tanks to be recertified and then you can decide if you want to buy new or pay the propane dealer to get recertified..
Why keep messing around?
You are not saving money if you are running around from TS store to TS store.
