Where to buy 100 gal. propane tank

troublemaker427 · Nov 3, 2009

I'm looking to purchase a 100 gallon propane tank. My local gas company quoted me $650 for the tank plus $60 for a regulator and $110 an hour to hook it up to my line.

To lease a tank they want $60 a month plus propane would be $2.81 versus $2.01 a gallon for an owned tank.

Do these prices sound about right? I have my 75,000 btu Mr.Heater installed with the gas line out threw the wall ready for gas. :headscrat

boiler7904 · Nov 3, 2009

Is that a 100 or 1,000 gal tank? Probably about right for a 1,000 gal tank.

Buy the gas off season to save on that end - maybe parially fill it this fall and then fill it come spring. Friends on a farm bought a tank (think the size of a semi trailer) from a propane dealer going out of business a couple of years back so they can buy propane for drying grain when the gas price is low(er) in spring and summer.

brownbagg · Nov 3, 2009

home depot had those large 50 gallon tanks, buy two

rwhite692 · Nov 3, 2009

You could call these guys, oh wait you are in MD....

Sorry...I couldn't resist.

Anyway...Your best bet is usually to buy a used one from your local Propane place, they almost always have some....I'd keep calling around... And if you sign up with them for service you can sometimes get your tank (new or used) for a very low cost.

Man Cave · Nov 3, 2009

Some welding supplys have propane tanks that size. We have a 100 gal. for my wife's kiln. I pay 5.00 a month on the bottle rental. about 60 to fill it recently. The cost of propane is a sore point with me as my home and shop is heated with it too.

MXRACER · Nov 3, 2009

NH Northern 100# are like $75

Junkman · Nov 3, 2009

Tractor Supply has them. Buy 2...... they are cheap, and you will save on the fill up. It cost just as much to go to the house to fill 2 as it does to fill one. My propane supplier doesn't charge me a rental, nor did they charge for the regulator. I don't use that much at home, but I do use a lot at the shop. If you shop around for price, you will find the best deal. Negotiate with the lower priced supplier for the best price. There is no difference in quality, only price..

Tman · Nov 3, 2009

I paid $50 for a used 100# tank. Menards, TSC,Runnings out this way sell them

lametec · Nov 3, 2009

Rule of thumb is about $1 per gallon for tanks. a 100 gallon tank should not run you more than $100. $650 is a very good deal for a new 1000 gallon tank, and a pretty good deal for a used one.

troublemaker427 · Nov 3, 2009

Please read my post. I need to buy a 100 GALLON tank. I have no desire to buy a 24 gallon 100 pound tank.

cw_racefan · Nov 3, 2009

Are you sure the $60 lease was per month? I pay $55 a year down near Annapolis for a 100gal tank. If I used more propane, they wouldn't charge a lease fee at all. I want to say they quoted me somewhere in the $600 range to buy it a couple years ago. Sounds like your propan would be cheaper though, I think I paid over $3 last fill. I only use a partial tank a year, it's just connected to a fireplace.

D KRAGER · Nov 3, 2009

Hard to find 100gl (pig) tanks. They are few and far between. So the propane supplier usually prices you a new one.

Cheaper to go with a 300-500gl tank. I know that it's overkill, but there are way more of them out there. Check farm auctions, ect.

troublemaker427 · Nov 3, 2009

cw_racefan said:
Are you sure the $60 lease was per month? I pay $55 a year down near Annapolis for a 100gal tank. If I used more propane, they wouldn't charge a lease fee at all. I want to say they quoted me somewhere in the $600 range to buy it a couple years ago.

My wife swears that is what Southern States quoted her today. I find it hard to believe too!! She is going to call around to other companies tomorrow. What company do you deal with in Annapolis?

cw_racefan · Nov 3, 2009

I use Amerigas. Have never really shopped around though, that was who the builder hooked us up with.

At $60 a month, you might as well buy it! Paid for in under a year.

troublemaker427 · Nov 3, 2009

cw_racefan said:
I use Amerigas. Have never really shopped around though, that was who the builder hooked us up with.

At $60 a month, you might as well buy it! Paid for in under a year.

That's what I told her. Something just doesn't sound right with what they told her.....We have Amerigas up here. She'll be calling them!!

Junkman · Nov 3, 2009

troublemaker427 said:
That's what I told her. Something just doesn't sound right with what they told her.....We have Amerigas up here. She'll be calling them!!

Did you ever consider that she might have misunderstood what they said, and that the fault lies with her? I suggest that you call the same company again and ask the question yourself. Nothing personal against your wife, but being in business, many times people are not listening to what you are saying, and write down the incorrect information. More than likely, this is the problem.

troublemaker427 · Nov 3, 2009

Junkman said:
Did you ever consider that she might have misunderstood what they said, and that the fault lies with her? I suggest that you call the same company again and ask the question yourself. Nothing personal against your wife, but being in business, many times people are not listening to what you are saying, and write down the incorrect information. More than likely, this is the problem.

Yes I've considered it and so has she. She will be calling them again in the morning also. Thanks for your help.

Dave Carney · Nov 3, 2009

It's $60 a YEAR for tank rent... I guarantee it...no need to call them

brownbagg · Nov 3, 2009

if you got any trailer trash in your county, there always some for sale in the shopper

BillK · Nov 3, 2009

TM,
We had 2 100gal tanks at my last shop from Suburban Propane. There was no charge for the tanks and we were on an automatic delivery plan. They would come out and fill them and all we paid for was the gas.

Unless residential is a different deal, I would call a couple of different suppliers and see what they say. I have never heard of anyone having to pay rent on the tanks as long as they were buying the propane from the same company that the tanks belonged to ?

fireman · Nov 3, 2009

Dave Carney said:
It's $60 a YEAR for tank rent... I guarantee it...no need to call them

I agree. Factor into your calculations that if you rent, in 10 years when it needs to be hydro. tested, they bring you a new one for free. If you buy a tank, in 10 years you have to either pay to have it taken in and hydro. tested (good for 5 years) or dispose of that one and buy another one. Renting one is the smart move.

Shocker · Nov 3, 2009

Do all tanks need hydro? From what I understand, only the tanks that have a DOT part number on them require hydro testing which is the smaller tanks used for bbq's and as part of a automotive propane system.

(i) A DOT specification 4B, 4BA, 4B240ET or 4BW (Secs. 178.50, 178.51,
178.55 and 178.61 of this subchapter) cylinder may be retested as
follows:
(A) For a cylinder with a water capacity of 12 pounds or less by
hydrostatic test using the water jacket method or by hydrostatic test
without determination of expansion (modified hydrostatic test method). A
retest must be performed 12 years after the original test date and at
12-year intervals thereafter.
(B) For a cylinder having a water capacity over 12 pounds--
(1) By hydrostatic test without determination of expansion (modified
hydrostatic test method). A retest must be performed 12 years after the
original test date and at 7-year intervals; or
(2) By hydrostatic test using the water jacket method. A retest must
be performed 12 years after the original test date and at 12-year
intervals thereafter.

lametec · Nov 4, 2009

DOT tanks are usually vertical tanks and need recertification. Horizontal tanks are mostly ASME tanks, and don't need recert.

I paid $1 lifetime lease for my 500 gallon tank.

troublemaker427 · Nov 4, 2009

Junkman said:
Did you ever consider that she might have misunderstood what they said, and that the fault lies with her? I suggest that you call the same company again and ask the question yourself. Nothing personal against your wife, but being in business, many times people are not listening to what you are saying, and write down the incorrect information. More than likely, this is the problem.

My wife spoke with the gas company again today. The woman she spoke with yesterday remembered her and apologized for providing incorrect information to her. The correct price is $60 a year. The problem wasn't with my wife but a new employee at the propane company..... :wtf:

CraigFL · Nov 4, 2009

Also, if you do plan to buy a used tank, be very careful. A lot of tanks are owned by the gas company so when you try to get it filled, they take it back.

cw_racefan · Nov 4, 2009

BillK said:
Unless residential is a different deal, I would call a couple of different suppliers and see what they say. I have never heard of anyone having to pay rent on the tanks as long as they were buying the propane from the same company that the tanks belonged to ?

If you don't use a certain amount of propane in a year, they charge you. I think you have to use a full tank per year, which in my case I don't, since it's just used for a fireplace.

Shocker · Nov 5, 2009

Ok, my vertical 120 gallon is an ASME tank from what I can tell. No DOT stamping or plates on it. WOOT!

rsanter · Nov 5, 2009

if anyone in CA needs a propane tank that is between 60 and 80 gal, I have one I dont need anymore

bob

ironroad 9c1 · Nov 5, 2009

What ever you get , make sure you can refill it with out disconnecting the line . Alot of the ones they sell at lowes and home depot, you have to unhook and then fill.

troublemaker427 · Nov 5, 2009

ironroad 9c1 said:
What ever you get , make sure you can refill it with out disconnecting the line . Alot of the ones they sell at lowes and home depot, you have to unhook and then fill.

They don't sell 100 gallon tanks at Lowes or Home Depot.

ironroad 9c1 · Nov 5, 2009

I was talking tanks in general, Thanks for playing though.

troublemaker427 · Nov 5, 2009

ironroad 9c1 said:
I was talking tanks in general, Thanks for playing though.

Playing? Did you see the title of this thread?

brownbagg · Nov 5, 2009

They don't sell 100 gallon tanks at Lowes or Home Depot

right they sell fifty gallon tanks, so buy two of them

cw_racefan · Nov 5, 2009

Actually, they don't sell 50gal tanks either, they sell 100lb tanks which hold a bit under 25 gallons. He'd need 4. :deadhorse

Nutty 5.0 · Nov 5, 2009

FWIW, around these parts codes call for only 100gal tanks if they're less than 50 or 100' (Forget what the distance was but that wasn't an option for me) and I wanted it next the garage. They said they can do five 100 gal tanks when its next to the structure side by side or within the above distance but not a bigger one(s). They agree its stupid too.

brownbagg · Nov 5, 2009

Actually, they don't sell 50gal tanks either.

Home depot do sell 50 gallon tank, I have look at them over thirty time thinking to get one for the bbq. I see them every week in the garden center over by the bug spray. They are white and stand about four foot tall

denis4x4 · Nov 9, 2009

Code here in LaPlata county says nothing larger than a 125 gallon tank can be next to a building. A 250 tank must be 30 feet away and the line buried. So, the propane company installed a 125 one week and then installed another 125 next to it the following week. I use two different companies (two 500 gallon tanks and three 125 gallon tanks) and have the tank rental down to 50 cents each a month. I'd never own a tank when you can rent them for next to nothing and any problems are the company's problems.

lametec · Nov 10, 2009

denis4x4 said:
I'd never own a tank when you can rent them for next to nothing and any problems are the company's problems.

The upside to owning as that you can shop around for your fill, and fill it when you want. If you rent a tank they'll charge you more for the fill, and fill it in the dead of winter when propane prices are at their highest.

I'm leasing a 500 gallon tank now, but will probably look into buying a 1000 gallon tank next year. The bigger the tank, the bigger the discount (bulk rates).

Not much goes wrong with tanks. Just keep 'em painted so they don't rust. Regulators need replacing occasionally, but they don't cost much.

dwilliams35 · Nov 10, 2009

I paid about $550 or so for my 250 gal. tank. I really don't use much: might put a hundred gallons in it about twice a year or so... You can't really tell it's even being used in the summer...

Naturist Bill · Jan 7, 2014

I am amazed at the price they want to lease the tank to you. I understand that I live in rural Texas, so prices are lower, but I pay $60 per 6 months for a 250-gallon tank. I can buy it for about $450. Man, you just gotta try to buy a used tank. Your propane guy has GOT to be out of line.

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