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Propane tank for whole house opinions and costs?
Posted on 8/12/22 at 8:55 am
Posted on 8/12/22 at 8:55 am
Building a new house and planning to use gas for appliances. Issue is the house will be about 800 feet from the nearest natural gas tie in. Gas company quoted about $9k for gas pipe install. What are the cost associated with installing a home sized propane tank? What are pros and cons of the using a tank vs city gas connection?
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Posted on 8/12/22 at 9:59 am to Cblack23
Not sure which one is cheaper since our only choice is propane. It produces twice as much BTUs per cubic foot that natural gas is my understanding.
Live in North Lafayette and was quoted $4,700 for a 500 gallon propane tank installed and filled. Total price.
We have an existing 250 gallon tank but I want to add 500 since we have a 40KW generator and it drinks propane. If a hurricane hits I don't want to run out of propane if they can't service me for several days.
Live in North Lafayette and was quoted $4,700 for a 500 gallon propane tank installed and filled. Total price.
We have an existing 250 gallon tank but I want to add 500 since we have a 40KW generator and it drinks propane. If a hurricane hits I don't want to run out of propane if they can't service me for several days.
Posted on 8/12/22 at 11:17 am to Cblack23
I can’t think of any meaningful pros to propane if municipal natural gas is available.
I have a 500 gal propane tank and it’s fine if it’s all you can get, but it’s not ideal.
I have a 500 gal propane tank and it’s fine if it’s all you can get, but it’s not ideal.
Posted on 8/12/22 at 11:25 am to Earnest_P
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I can’t think of any meaningful pros to propane if municipal natural gas is available.
I have a 500 gal propane tank and it’s fine if it’s all you can get, but it’s not ideal.
me, too, and i agree. gas unavailable in my neighborhood. my propane co. let me lease a tank for $50/year. have to buy propane from them per contract.
Posted on 8/12/22 at 1:14 pm to Cblack23
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Propane tank for whole house opinions and costs?
just be careful if buying a used tank. it needs to be up to the newest codes and such and you dont want to get something they wont pass the code inspection on it.
Posted on 8/12/22 at 1:42 pm to Earnest_P
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I can’t think of any meaningful pros to propane if municipal natural gas is available.
Self reliance is the biggest, but it comes in a limited supply.
Everyone loves a nat gas generator but the reality is in times of say a hurricane the gas company may have a line break or may have supply issues to your home with many neighbors needing it. I don't think that's necessarily worth choosing one over the other, but its worth considering.
One thing to consider OP, is your options in appliance. I don't have a lot of experience with propane, but I'd assume you have to choose the right things like water heaters, dryers, stove, grill, etc. and Nat Gas may have more?
Maybe they all run fine off both Nat gas and propane?
Posted on 8/12/22 at 1:52 pm to Cblack23
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What are the cost associated with installing a home sized propane tank?
I have had one twice. Both times it was rental from the company. Price was not much from what I remember.
Posted on 8/12/22 at 3:48 pm to baldona
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Maybe they all run fine off both Nat gas and propane?
Modifications are required. Need more gas flow to get the same result from nat gas as from propane.
As to self-reliance, that’s true, and my 500 gallons could provide hot water for a long time, but that would require electricity. Theoretically I could get by for awhile, but you couldn’t run a whole home with AC and everything for very long.
Posted on 8/12/22 at 4:03 pm to Cblack23
$9k is worth it to have a pipeline to your house.
Natural gas is only about 40% as efficient as propane but it is cheaper and you don't have to get it refilled.
Natural gas is only about 40% as efficient as propane but it is cheaper and you don't have to get it refilled.
Posted on 8/12/22 at 4:09 pm to Earnest_P
Well the biggest thing along the gulf coast would be hurricane/ storm use. Nat Gas I'm guessing is 90% or more likely you will be fine, but if you have propane you'll be 100% fine until your tank runs out. Which in my case I'd lose power when I needed a refill...
Posted on 8/12/22 at 5:12 pm to Cblack23
i had a 500g tank at my old house
you can only fill it 75% full so keep that in mind
in the winter i ran 2 HVAC systems with it so i ran out at least every other month to the tune of $700ish to refill each time.
so there's that.
you can only fill it 75% full so keep that in mind
in the winter i ran 2 HVAC systems with it so i ran out at least every other month to the tune of $700ish to refill each time.
so there's that.
Posted on 8/12/22 at 5:18 pm to Cblack23
quote:as above you rent the tank for a nominal fee and your propane company fills the tank. The tank has to be somewhere that they can reach with the hose. One con is that if you ever let it run dry they can’t refill it until they retest and recertify the tank.
What are the cost associated with installing a home sized propane tank? What are pros and cons of the using a tank vs city gas connection?
get on a regular refill schedule once you get an idea of your consumption. Finally make absolutely sure you order propane appliances and not NG
Posted on 8/12/22 at 7:16 pm to Cblack23
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This post was edited on 8/23/22 at 7:48 am
Posted on 8/12/22 at 8:57 pm to Cblack23
The irony for me is that I live less than a half mile from a major natural gas pipeline, and I cannot get NG at my house.
If our house had propane already set up, I'd be happy, but with the water heaters located in the central portions of the basement, I'm not sure how practical it would be to convert them to gas heaters.
If our house had propane already set up, I'd be happy, but with the water heaters located in the central portions of the basement, I'm not sure how practical it would be to convert them to gas heaters.
Posted on 8/12/22 at 9:36 pm to Cblack23
I can help you since this is what we do. Email me at szarei@vacheriefuel.com
This post was edited on 8/12/22 at 9:38 pm
Posted on 8/13/22 at 12:03 am to Cblack23
Any chance you can get your own contractor to run the gas line and just have the gas company do the tie in? I did this with underground electric service that was on the utility side of the meter, .
Posted on 8/13/22 at 9:38 am to Cblack23
Don't know what your location is, but Vacherie fuels has been great for me. Lacox and Amerigas were completely useless and Vacherie helped me out in a bind and always delivers on time.
Posted on 8/13/22 at 11:31 am to Cblack23
I just dealt with the same dilemma. $9k is absolutely worth it for natural gas. If you buy a tank, you’re going to spend more than half that on the tank and getting it filled the first time. Keep in mind that generally, if you want to bury the tank, you have to buy it.
Posted on 8/13/22 at 2:30 pm to Cblack23
You can dig the line yourself and have a plumber run the lines. It will be cheaper. That is what I’m doing actually. About 3-4K cheaper
Posted on 8/14/22 at 7:10 am to indytiger
Thank you for the shout out Indy
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