Thursday, 13 August 2015

How To Select A Propane Delivery Service

By Cath Buhr


Propane is an excellent source of home fuel. It is cleaner and less expensive than most other types of fuel that are used for electricity. If you are considering switching to propane as your fuel source or you just want to search for a new propane company, the following tips will help you select the best possible propane supplier.

Propane is, as you probably already know, stored in tanks. Some people have one large 1,000-gallon tank and others might have a smaller tank or a few small tanks. You can rent them or buy them, and the costs range from about $350 up to $2,000 or more depending on the size. It also costs as much as $200 to have a tank installed, so be aware of this cost. If you wish to buy a tank, ask if the company will give you a free tank if your pre-purchase a set amount of propane. For example, a company might give you're a 120-gallon tank if you pre-buy 650 gallons of propane.

If buying a tank sounds like a good idea to you, be sure to only buy a tank from a company that provides both a repurchase guarantee and a 10-year warranty. Be mindful that the warranty will only include coverage of the tank itself and not the valve or supply line regulators. The repurchase agreement means that if you have to move or you decide to use another source of fuel instead of propane, your propane company will buy the tank back from you at the price you paid for it originally.

The cost of propane fluctuates just as the cost of electricity, natural gas, gasoline and other fuels. Generally, demand is greatest in winter when the weather is colder, and the prices go up, sometimes substantially. While it costs quite a bit upfront, pre-paying for propane can save you a ton of money. If you buy when supply is high and prices are low, you can pay far less per gallon than you would in winter. Often a company also will offer a special program where you can have the price capped for the year. This means that you pay a fee and you get a guarantee that the company will not charge you more per gallon than the cap protection rate. This can be a great way to save money without having to pay a lot up front.

You can have a great tank and pre-buy at a low price but if the quality of your propane is low, then you aren't going to be happy. Americans have the option of purchasing either HD10 or HD5 propane. HD10 propane does contain propane, but not as much propane and it is mixed with a lot of undesirable by-products that you don't want. HD5 is much more pure and you can even see the difference if you compare a stove flame from HD5 and one from HD10. A bright blue flame indicates that you are using a more pure propane and that is what you want.

HD5 propane is the only type of propane that can be exported from the United States because other countries simply won't allow lower quality propane and neither should you. If you are searching for low prices on high quality HD5 propane, give Thrifty Propane a call. They have a price match guarantee and sell only HD5 propane, as well as selling and leasing tanks and offering fast, efficient propane delivery.




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