Propane Usage Meter

[3RRL]

Well that shows you what a dip Sh** I am.
I didn't know what to expect for Winter usage. So you think a 100 gals a month is OK then? I guess I was thinking that was a lot but now I know different.

Yes, he does have a metered printed out statement he gives me after filling. It has the number of gallons and price and other stuff on it. So I guess I'll quit worrying about it.
Thanks guys...
Rob-

 

[Skalini]

Rob, I know how you feel. I have a 975 sq ft house. I am on a keep fill with the local Co-op. I had my tank topped off two months back. They just added 216 gallons today. I run a pellet stove 24/7. I just had $8000 worth of energy efficient windows installed early fall. They did have a printed reciept on the truck but I still have a problem believing I used that much LP. I can't imagine that I am getting robbed by these people but I am a checks and balance type of guy and I want to know where all the juice is going. I went online to find a meter and low and behold the first search is Tractorbynet.

 

[CurlyDave]

I am on a keep fill with the local Co-op...

Even with a Co-op I trusted I would not be on a keep fill basis.

In my case, a 250 gallon tank would have been about a $50/year rental, a 500 gallon is only $85.

For the extra $35 per year I get to have it filled in September, when propane is at a summer season prices, and then I can order and add propane 50 or 100 gallons at a time at winter rates until I make it back to summer rates.

A keep fill contract guarantees you are buying most of your propane at the higher winter rates...

I probably save $300-400 per year this way.

 

[Benbovac]

we are heating a large home, approx 6000 sq ft and thankfully we have a geothermal unit that helps out a lot. we have a 250 gallon tank that is buried in the yard. We thankfully only fill it once a year in September. (last fill price was $1.699) We only use gas to cook with and for a pool heater. I would not have purchsed this house if it wasn't for the geo unit...we couldn't afford to heat it.

 

[Financegal]

I have a buried 500 gallon propane tank. Each season I pay for the smart option. It requires delivery of at least 400 gallons a year, be on the budget plan and allow unlimited access to the tank. This year the locked in NTE gas cost is at $2.45/gallon from Oct to April). If gas is less I pay the lesser cost. I pay $100/ month year round. Also get the start/stop meter card showing the number of gallons/cost in my door with each delivery. They deliver based on temps/my home history.

Propane is used for heat and hot water. Because I use little propane in the summer but still pay the $100, by the time November comes and we start using heat, I have built up a pretty good credit with them from the summer. My reconciliation month is each September.

Meant to add: Not sure if I am getting robbed or not but the last 6 years I appear to average about the same per month heating costs ($220- 240/month). I'd guess much of the constantcy is due to the fact that during anticipated long cold snaps I tend to lower the thermostat to save money.

 

[PastTense]

In case some of you don't know there are massive regional differences in propane costs. Right now the average cost in Nebraska is $1.73 a gallon; in New Jersey it is $3.96 a gallon:
Residential Propane Weekly Heating Oil and Propane Prices (October - March)

 

[schmism]

i track my usage via the gauge on the tank... i try to go out every week on the same day and write the number down on the calendar.

i avg about 3% a week for my house. furnace, cook stove and dryer. I also put the numbers into a spread sheet and graph it then trendline out the current best fight line to find what date ill hit 5%... (ie will i make it till spring without having to rebuy durring high winter rate, and if not how do i need to adjust my budget or thermostat to make it work)

 

[Financegal]

In case some of you don't know there are massive regional differences in propane costs. Right now the average cost in Nebraska is $1.73 a gallon; in New Jersey it is $3.96 a gallon:
Residential Propane Weekly Heating Oil and Propane Prices (October - March)

After posting yesteday I went shopping and returned as the propane truck was leaving the driveway. Propane ticket shows I was charged at the max locked in price of $2.45/gallon. Hard to believe there is such a disparity of prices. Here in my areas of VA, the price of regular gasoline keeps tottering just below the $3/gallon mark. Throughout the week it drops/rises between $2.94 and $2.99 per gallon. So far no station wants to be that first one to hit $3.

 

[FrankVigilante]

Is there a meter I can get to determine propane usage?
I'm a routed customer and the tank gets filled periodically. I'd like a way to check the amount of gallons I'm charged for is somewhat close to what I'm using ... if you know what I mean.
Thanks,
Rob-

We are developing a new technology for the measurement of residential propane usage. Check it out on our Facebook Page.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/ProReg/314099732118701?pnref=lhc