The local LP Dealer I buy from in Dallas charges me $10.00 to fill my
tank.
That is his minimum sale.
I buy LP fuel at rural outlets and many times as I mentioned I get for
free.
My friends that use LP for heating use a 120 gallon above ground tank.
When they have the tank 'topped off there is no accurate way to measure
the amount that is pumped into their tank'.
Their tank was sitting at a down hill angle and I helped them level it up
so they could use all that was there and not have fuel holding in the
downhill side. Sure we know it turns into a gas but it still needs to be
installed properly.
Without a sight glass, scale they are buying an amount that is rounded
off from a chart that converts gallons at the pump head to pounds that
are delivered.
The outside grill containers sell by the pound as well ................
they routinely cheat customers with less than complete fills.
In the Welding gas business they love to have a novice welder return an
acetylene bottle. Since the bottle is filled with a buffer (porous
limestone media) the cylinders are often half full when they stop
delivering acetylene to the gauges. It just requires letting them sit for
a few hours for the acetylene to leech out and you can go back to welding
/ cutting etc.
I only mention this because some LP regulators require a minimum pressure
of 5 pounds to overcome the safety features. So in many cases you still
have LP in your tank that you can't use. (That 5 pound safety is not
universal it could be more or less depending on local safety
regulations.)
I've always purchased LP by the pound for my lift trucks and that is the
normal practice unless you force the dealer to guess at the delivery
amount.

Stan Wilder

On Mon, 9 Dec 2002 23:21:53 -0800 warmerwagen@hotmail.com writes:

It has been very interesting to me your replies to my question about
propane.