Pellet heads!! What's up today?

Furnace install is about done except for finding a vendor for the propane. I have listened to the problems our members have encountered and will be sure to bring those concerns up when I sign on the doted line. No way do I want to pay those made up fees for non use. I have tried to buy my own tanks, but can't find a source in this area. I've checked CL etc. Many wed searches. Seems it can be done in other areas, but the dealers have this thing locked up here

 

Buying my tank was the best investment I've made. Dealers here don't care...

 

What size tanks do you need Larry??

 

That and they can charge more! Works if they are all playing the same game.

 

I think two, 100 gallon tanks.

 

You can buy those at Lowe's and HD , but if the propane company won't fill them

 

I've seen 100 LB. tanks there, but never 100 GAL.

 

Will, I think they have 100 pound tanks, I can't find 100 gallon tanks on their web site. I did find a 420 pound tank that holds about 125 gallons on Amazon. $500 each. plus plus plus for the set up to be done right. I have to companies getting back to me to see what it is going to cost to get hooked up. I have so much tied up in this redo that I'm going to need to keep the cost down.
A side note, we are doing all the floors over in our area. Currently a mix of carpet and vinyl. Can't stand the carpet. It has been in an unused bedroom for years. The vinyl is in an area that is being resized. So my boys want to put in tiles. We have picked out some porcelain and some ceramic tiles. No decision yet, but it is narrowed down to those choices. We will put area carpets down that can be rolled up and either cleaned or tossed out for new ones. With pets and grandkids, I don't want issues with the floor. Shoes, muddy feet etc. aren't going to get in my way. Easy care all the way in this do over.

 

My propane company says that they'll charge a fee if you don't buy a certain number of gallons, but I have yet to see a bill for that fee. It's been over a year since it was filled, and even the previous year fell well below their minimum.

Now...if propane is $1.29/gallon and pellets are $250/ton.........

 

I pay both the rental and a non-usage fee...

Dex, who's selling at $1.29??

 

Thanks Dex...we have Amerigas and they won't match anything (bunch of pr!cks)!!

Would buy a tank, but my yard is usually so wet that the yard would get trashed removing and installing a new tank.

 

I think we all know where I stand on the propane.....

My company it's "free" tank with minimum fills per year, which currently is only one for our 125 gallon tank (100 gallons max fill). I just filled it for $3.29 a gallon. Which is equivalent to $4.94 for oil
Luckily I only use it for hot water and cooking. Haven't used my furnace for years. Probably a mouse nest paradise by now.

 

Propane has been in the $1.75 range for the last year locally except when everyone really needed it in the 13/14 heating season when it spiked to 5+ a gallon.
We put in a new gas furnace last fall and lit it to see if it worked. hasn't been lit after that.
We use a corn furnace for the main heat and a pellet burner in the living room in the evenings and the really cold weather. So far the math is positive for corn/pellet burning also it is a more constant heat with corn than gas.

 

I believe Smokeshow just filled up for .99 a month or so ago! He lives around Green Bay

 

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Indeed. Garrow Oil from the Fox Valley area.