RicodJour wrote the following:
On Sep 15, 1:53 pm, willshak wrote:
Rico dJour wrote the following:









On Sep 15, 11:02 am, willshak wrote:
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I currently have a 100 gal propane tank owned by the propane company.
It is refilled by automatic delivery and the price is set by the company.
At one time I had a tank owned by another propane supplier.
I switched from that company to the company I currently use. This
required that the old company had to come and remove their tank. I was
reimbursed for the propane left in the old tank. The new company
installed their tank and I was locked into whatever price they charged.
I want to own my own tank so I can shop around for the best price when
having my tank refilled, much like I do with my fuel oil tank.
Having googled for 100 gal propane tanks, it seems that no one sells
these large tanks to the general public. Even eBay does not have any new
or used tanks for sale (Your search returned 0 items).
Anyone have any ideas?
I can't help you with your quest, but have you asked the propane
companies if they'd have issues with filling a largish tank owned by
the customer? There might be liability issues that would throw a
wrench in your plans. Filling their own tanks keeps the liability
within their control. There might be insurance issues that prevent
them from filling your tank. They might also have issues with filling
a tank where there's no 'contract' or assurance of continuity.
Automatic delivery is the easiest thing for them. Changing customers
costs the company money.
I think those questions have to be answered before you start shopping.
R
Yeah, I kinda assumed that when I couldn't find the tanks on line.
Propane is explosive, unlike fuel oil.
Maybe I should just abandon the idea.

Geez, Bill. I try to talk you out of something and I succeed on the
first attempt? Where's the fun in that?!

I really have no experience whatsoever with propane other than the
little tanks, and I have no idea of whether large tanks are available
for consumer purchase. I just raised some questions about potential
problems from the distributor's viewpoint and that those should be
addressed before running out an buying one.

Don't give up hope!

R




Actually, propane scares the **** out of me. 2 incidents come to mind.
1. Back about 1963 I lived 2 streets up a hill from a small propane tank
farm on Rt. 9W in Congers, NY. I could see parts of the farm through the
trees from my house. One morning, my wife awakened me to tell me there
was a fire at the farm. From our front yard I watched grill sized
propane tanks spewing fire being launched in all directions, one coming
close to hitting my house. The larger tanks did not fly so far, but
their screw-on caps did.
There were also 100' tall pillars of fire coming from the fill tubes of
underground tanks. No one was killed or injured, and the highway had to
be closed. The cleanup took a long time afterwards. I think there are
still some tank missiles hiding in the wooded areas around the farm and
in the lake on the other side of the highway. It was never rebuilt.

2. I had a Member's Mark (Sam's Club) grill. It was a large grill with a
cabinet underneath to store stuff. I had two of the usual grill propane
tanks, one hooked up and the other stored under the grill in the cabinet.
During the grilling one time, the first tank ran out. I unhooked it and
reached into the cabinet for the spare tank and burned my hand grabbing
the tank. It was too hot to handle due to it being right under and close
to the grill bottom. I never stored a tank under there again. My next
and current grill has a full width heat shield in the cabinet attached a
few inches under the grill and the cabinet has a special construction in
the floor to prevent the tank from tipping when moving the grill, but I
never stored the extra tank in there anyway.

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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
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