ericm979
Super Member
SPUG is awesome, and a good model to follow.
Somewhat, but no more than any other commodity. It's gonna cost more the further you are from the source due to transportation costs.I think it's all about greed. Markets are manipulated and seldom to the consumers benefit.
Maybe if you're a large industrial user, but not really an option for most of us. Most propane providers won't fill a tank they don't own for liability reasons.Buy your own tanks if you can.
Must be nice. Had our tank filled a couple months ago and it was pushing $4/gal, probably over that now. Fortunately, we only use it for cooking & hot water, use maybe 150 gal/yr.
A neighbor of mine who currently heats with propane is seriously considering going electric. Who'da thought electric would ever be an economical heating option??
Not particularly. Wood heat is way too established here in northern New England for us to give up without a major fight. I do see how it might be restricted in densely populated areas though.
Somebody here who talks generators explained it once .... regardless of who owns what or who installs or repairs what, they don't want to be the last one on site doing something before the big kaboom.That may well be true on the liability issue but it seems counterintuitive. If they own the tank, liability is all theirs. If you own it liability should be yours.
I switched propane companies about 3 months ago. After setting the tank, the technicians checked the pressure (bar?) at various locations in the house. Then they checked every single propane appliance, recorded the model and serial number, and verified no leaks.hey don't want to be the last one on site doing something before the big kaboom.
You can buy high-efficiency wood stoves (actually you have to). I suspect wood burning will be possible for at least 20 years yet, possibly more. Firewood cutters contribute to wildfire prevention, right?