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So, our house is ran on propane. The 500 gal tank outside runs our heater (furnace?) and I'm fairly certain the water heater works off it too. It's getting low, and the going rate is $250 per 100 gallons. We've been living there since Oct and have used 20-25%, assuming the gauge on the tank is accurate.
What would you do... spend $250-500 on some gas for the tank, or pick up a couple space heaters to use in the rooms we spend most of our time in?
Do you own your tank?
Get the gas
I'd get as much propane put in the tank as I could afford, space heaters won't run the water heater. Then hit the Goodwill stores looking for space heaters. But they might be scarce this time of year. I scored a beautiful pair of identical electric tower-style heaters at a Salvation Army thrift Store for $5.50 each, they were in like new condition and work great. They'll run you out of the area.
If you're in a rural area and electric power outages are possible or common, you should consider a non-electric alternative, like a kerosene heater. Damn near everything uses electricity somehow, even propane or gas furnaces and fireplaces have electric blowers.
Being cold sucks. I recommend avoiding it.
Our electric bill is $400/ month running the space heaters. To be fair, it was $1500 in propane the last season we used it.
Most propane companies only fill a tank to 80%. Is you 20%-25% figure taking that into account?
Good pt ,,your tank began at 80-85% not 100%,,so does the tank read 50%Quote:
Originally Posted by Ah Pook
Holy shit! $1500 per month?!?! Fuuuuuck me.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Goodburbon
NOoooooo, $1500 per season.
Get the gas. Space heaters suck
I'll bring my puppy over. He can provide you with all the gas you'll need. Just give him some antibiotics. Rotten little bastard.. the smell will let you know if he's leaking.
First of all, shop your propane price, we are paying $1.5 per gallon, minimum 200 gallon delivery. $2.50 is probably Ferrell gas (also known as screw me gas...). If you own the tank, shop everyone you can, if you don't, shop anybody who will rent you a tank. Next year, fill up in summer, summer fill was $1.2 per gallon last summer.
Second, buy more propane from the cheaper place! You will not save money using space heaters unless you only heat one room. Our house currently has electric heat...it won't for long, just moved in last March, so December has been first cold month, bill is about $550... By next winter there will be a 500 or 1000 gallon propane tank next to the house, filled in summer and forget about it all winter...
Kerosene is running over $6 a gallon-I've gone to propane space heaters for supplemental heat this year.
The last two gas passers we've had had summer fill rates that were cheaper. Get on the list and when they are in the area...
If the gauge is accurate, 50% is still 50%.Quote:
Originally Posted by SNAFU
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http://www.thezooom.com/wp-content/u...Mind-Blown.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Bailey Guns
Misread it...thought he said the tank was at 25%. That's why I was confused on the 50% thing.
Wasn't a knock on ya. I read that statement after the rest of the thread and 50%=50% finally made me understand. Mind was blown!