Propane (20 lp) Tank filling price - 2020

[2A_Tom]

Where I get mine it is over 4 gallons and they use a scale to fill them to 20 lbs.

It could be that some places atr charging you for the tare.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Where I get mine it is over 4 gallons and they use a scale to fill them to 20 lbs.

It could be that some places atr charging you for the tare.

UHaul doesn't weigh them. They just fill it until the pump shuts off, kinda like filling a car at a gas pump, which is why I wondered if maybe it was some kind of "safety" shut off - like when it hits a certain pressure or something.

 

[Joniki]

Coplen's campers on the north side of the fort has always been the most reasonable for me.

 

[johntheplinker]

UHaul doesn't weigh them. They just fill it until the pump shuts off, kinda like filling a car at a gas pump, which is why I wondered if maybe it was some kind of "safety" shut off - like when it hits a certain pressure or something.

20 pounders (also most 30 and 40 lb tanks) have a over fill prevention device on them. If you're only getting 3.8 gallons then either the OPD is messed up, their pump is shutting off early, or your tanks aren't completely empty. Since they aren't weighing them, my WAG is they've got the pump set to shut off at a lower pressure as a safety measure. A completely empty 20 lb tank will take 4.5-4.7 gallons. The big 100 lb tanks don't have a OPD, those really need to filled by weight because if you don't it is possible to fill one until the pressure relief valve pops, and things can get real interesting, real fast.

 

[Cameramonkey]

So where to buy an empty brand new manufacture propane tank so I can start refilling? (2019 DOM or newer, prefer 2020 since we are so late)

I've got two tanks I rotate through exchange. Both are near the 6 year recert limit. Just swapped one and it only has 1 year left before recert is required, so not much better.

Since the swap boxes seem to run them close to the edge, I want to find a brand new one to buy so I can start fresh and leave the refill cycle behind. Its obvious that I'm not going to find a cylinder with good life unless I buy brand new.

Suggestions?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

So where to buy an empty brand new manufacture propane tank so I can start refilling? (2019 DOM or newer, prefer 2020 since we are so late)

I've got two tanks I rotate through exchange. Both are near the 6 year recert limit. Just swapped one and it only has 1 year left before recert is required, so not much better.

Since the swap boxes seem to run them close to the edge, I want to find a brand new one to buy so I can start fresh and leave the refill cycle behind. Its obvious that I'm not going to find a cylinder with good life unless I buy brand new.

Suggestions?

I couldn't swear to it, but I thought I saw new tanks in Uhaul. I don't think they sell them pre-filled (at least not that I've noticed), but it might be worth giving them a call. This was the one at Hanna and 31 where I thought I saw them. I may be imagining it though.

 

[dprimm]

So where to buy an empty brand new manufacture propane tank so I can start refilling? (2019 DOM or newer, prefer 2020 since we are so late)

I've got two tanks I rotate through exchange. Both are near the 6 year recert limit. Just swapped one and it only has 1 year left before recert is required, so not much better.

Since the swap boxes seem to run them close to the edge, I want to find a brand new one to buy so I can start fresh and leave the refill cycle behind. Its obvious that I'm not going to find a cylinder with good life unless I buy brand new.

Suggestions?

anyplace that has grills will have them. Lowe’s. Ace. Etc.

 

[Cameramonkey]

anyplace that has grills will have them. Lowe’s. Ace. Etc.

Odd. Never noticed them there before.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Odd. Never noticed them there before.

I'll be going to Uhaul to get one of my tanks filled either today or tomorrow. I'll try and remember to look and see if they sell new tanks.

 

[MindfulMan]

I couldn't swear to it, but I thought I saw new tanks in Uhaul. I don't think they sell them pre-filled (at least not that I've noticed), but it might be worth giving them a call. This was the one at Hanna and 31 where I thought I saw them. I may be imagining it though.

You didn't imagine it, DD ......I bought a new one there just a couple of years ago.

 

[Jaybird1980]

TSC, Menards, Ace, local propane dealer. They are probably $30 for a 20#

Edit: probably the RV supply places also

 

[bwframe]

I've got two tanks that need replacing. Wonder if it's worth studying up on how to read the expiration dates?

I normally exchange bad tanks at Menards. Read somewhere that they have better than other's exchange pricing? Wonder if I should attempt to pick better dates when exchanging?

 

[Ingomike]

So where to buy an empty brand new manufacture propane tank so I can start refilling? (2019 DOM or newer, prefer 2020 since we are so late)

I've got two tanks I rotate through exchange. Both are near the 6 year recert limit. Just swapped one and it only has 1 year left before recert is required, so not much better.

Since the swap boxes seem to run them close to the edge, I want to find a brand new one to buy so I can start fresh and leave the refill cycle behind. Its obvious that I'm not going to find a cylinder with good life unless I buy brand new.

Suggestions?

Costco, though my memory says in the spring...

 

[Ingomike]

I've got two tanks that need replacing. Wonder if it's worth studying up on how to read the expiration dates?

I normally exchange bad tanks at Menards. Read somewhere that they have better than other's exchange pricing? Wonder if I should attempt to pick better dates when exchanging?

THIS! I exchange my out of date tanks and will only take a tank with a good date.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I've got two tanks that need replacing. Wonder if it's worth studying up on how to read the expiration dates?

I normally exchange bad tanks at Menards. Read somewhere that they have better than other's exchange pricing? Wonder if I should attempt to pick better dates when exchanging?

"A propane tank’s date of manufacture or requalification date can be found stamped onto its collar. It will be in a month-year format — for instance, 06-17 for June 2017. Tanks that have been requalified will have an E on the end of the date."

https://fosterfuels.com/blog/what-does-my-propane-tanks-expiration-date-really-mean/

So a tank that has been re-certified will have a second date in MM/YY format, followed by an E. For example, if a tank was recertified in August of 2019, it will have 08-19E in addition to the original date of manufacture.

 

[Cameramonkey]

"A propane tank’s date of manufacture or requalification date can be found stamped onto its collar. It will be in a month-year format — for instance, 06-17 for June 2017. Tanks that have been requalified will have an E on the end of the date."

https://fosterfuels.com/blog/what-does-my-propane-tanks-expiration-date-really-mean/

So a tank that has been re-certified will have a second date in MM/YY format, followed by an E. For example, if a tank was recertified in August of 2019, it will have 08-19E in addition to the original date of manufacture.

*Searches Harbor Freight for an appropriate size/font number and "E" letter punch*

 

[bwframe]

One of the tanks I need to replace has a leaky seal. They were just recently filled, so the seal has gone away from end of heating season last year to filling a couple weeks ago. It gives testament to checking your connections with soapy water.

I'm thinking of numbering the tanks to keep track of what is up with them. It'd be good to know if the leaky tank and the other one close to expiration date came from Menards exchange, just last year. Maybe I'll note all of the dates to stay ahead of expirations? I've been told one of the gas companies locally will recertify tanks, but have yet to investigate.

I the meantime, I now have a full tank, with a leaky seal.

 

[maxwelhse]

So where to buy an empty brand new manufacture propane tank so I can start refilling? (2019 DOM or newer, prefer 2020 since we are so late)

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/p...ical-lp-cylinder-equipped-with-qcc1-opd-valve

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I forgot to ask about the new tanks at Uhaul yesterday. See, there was this little smokin' hot blonde behind the counter and I um... got distracted.

 

[Cameramonkey]

I forgot to ask about the new tanks at Uhaul yesterday. See, there was this little smokin' hot blonde behind the counter and I um... got distracted.

You need better standards. Brittany is cute, but not THAT hot. Want her number? (J/K I dont have it anymore. Back when I had trouble getting a hitch installed there due to management incompetence, she gave me her cell to reach the office since they dont answer their desk phones. Oh, and she doesnt answer her texts, so the whole lot of them are worthless IMHO)

But no worries. I figured out Lowes and TSC both have them.