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To: woodbutcher1963
Do your hardware/lumber yards/landscape supply retailers not have propane to refill a 20# tank?

The big box hardware stores all sell refill tanks. One hardware store nearby refills tanks, but it seemed like half the time they didn't have a propane guy available.

I finally just ended up driving to a depot site that sits on the pipeline and whose main business is trucking it to people who have big tanks for heating. They are also the only ones I found to charge by pound for a partial fill rather than a flat rate based on tank size.

36 posted on 04/22/2019 8:45:44 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Leave the job, leave the clearance. It should be the same rule for the Swamp as for everyone else.)
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To: KarlInOhio

I realized after I posted what the difference is between NH and OH.

Here in NH we have very limited natural gas pipelines. The closest one to my house is about 3 miles away and stops at our high school. Therefore, most residential central heating systems are fueled by heating oil or propane. I have oil forced hot water and a pellet stove insert in a fireplace.

Many newer houses have the big underground propane tanks. If I was building new, I would go with propane. So, there are many propane delivery companies in the area. The rail track behind my office services a propane delivery company about 8 miles west of here. They bring tanker cars to them often in the winter.

So, the local hardware store, lumber yard, landscape all have approximately 2000# tanks to refill 20# grill tanks.


37 posted on 04/23/2019 7:18:27 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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