This propane tank outside of my new house is going to cost $1300 to fill.. wtf?

Tank type electric units are very reliable, as long as the tank is always filled with water. The tankless ones require massive current to flash heat the water, and the shock heating/cooling of the elements and possible lack of sufficient water to carry off the heat(when you shut off the water) tends to give these units a very short life. I've dealt with several and don't trust the tech yet. Gas units can be pretty good though.

The "camping shower" propane heater unit can be good, and I've used one, but they tend to be underpowered for a shower in winter. They are available much cheaper on Amazon and Ebay, and are good as SHTF backups, IF you are really comfortable in quickly adding them. In a pinch, you can hook one up to the washing machine hoses, but having even a 20lb propane tank in the house is illegal and potentially dangerous - propane leaks will flow and pool close to the ground, then flash wildly if there's any sort of flame or spark.

Get a Portable Buddy,hose and 25 pound tank......We have 2 and they are wonderful! [link to www.google.com]

If he owns the tank you can buy from any supplier. You might see if there are any other companies that can service you. BTW, rent tanks normally have a sticker on them that says, "Property of XYZ Propane." If no sticker, assume it is owned.

I signed up for a price lock in back in Dec. for 2.50 / gallon. Just in time.

you better make sure you are heating up the ENTIRE HOUSE, you do not want your pipes to freeze and then burst. $1300 is nothing compared to the price and stress of having to repair your home if your pipes were to freeze

It's around USD 4000 over here.

Why don’t you idiots just use electric

I just got 112 gallons last week for 2.89 a gallon.

My last supply was 1.32 per gallon delivered . Check" propane prices index mundi" this gives you the real price they pay out of Texas the rest is just delivery fees.

Propane prices index mundi .40 cents a gallon you are being RIPPED OFF .This is what the market is based on.

Dis^,
We have a 1000 gallon tank, I can hookup a 5 gallon tank and works fine.
Ask propane company for just minimal fill, keep using wood burning for heat as much as possible.

How do you even get out of bed every day knowing you’re a MORAN!!!
Electric heat is extremely expensive!

In most areas propane is the most expensive source of heat. It is though a good backup energy source when all else fails. If you can put in, heat on demand, electric water heaters or at least an electric water heater. If still allowed use wood for back up energy. A solar water heater is fairly easy to build. Use it as hot water or as a pre warming system for the water heater.
Good luck

Price of propane fluctuates with the petroleum market so it should be going down Check Propane prices index mundi.

I'm in the northeast Phila area last delivery 1.32 a gallon " propane prices index mundi."

You should have had em put in maybe 200 gal to get you through the next couple months. Fill it in July when the prices are way cheaper. Never fill in the middle of winter.

Same with my house. The landlord put in a couple heat lamps with automatic thermostats that turn on the lamps when temps get down to i think 36. = expensive power bill in winter.

In south Texas here. I have to pay $3.00 a gallon.

Propane is cheap

1500$ for 500 US gal here, overseas.
You're catching up to our steep prices

$3.25 is a bit on the high side. I'd look around for a new supplier. A fairly efficient home shout not use a lot of Propane, it should last at least a couple of months. If not, you need to do some work on your house. A really efficient house could go more than a year on 500 gallons. My 7000 sq ft house goes a couple months on that.

I paid less than $3 for BBQ tank refills. My contract is under $2 for "keep full" program.

You could buy a gas powered electric generator and avoid transmission costs. Basically cuts electric bill in half. But cost of generator makes it border line profit imho

What??
I just filled a 20lb BBQ tank (4.2 gallons). Price worked out to be about $1.75 per gallon.

Indeed!!!

Our bill for last month was 150 for what cost us 50 the same time the last two years!!!

We were warned last fall by reports of wet crops needing propane for dryers was in short supply.

Never thought the food shortage crisis would triple a propane bill in Ohio

solar heaters, just hook it to a 100gallon tank, valve to empty it when starts freezin and you are good to go. will save lots. you also can run it to floor heating etc.

energy from the sun to cap off most expenses on gas, you easy can save 70%

But even a brand new generac can only run full time for about 6months before a complete rebuild is needed.

Cost of generator, cost of gas and maintenance is NOT half the price.
And have you been around a running generator before? It’s terrible!

rent a FLIR camera. look where your house has bad isolation. fix that first. You can save a lot with some strips and aluminium tape already.

Second, maybe you dont need to heat your whole house, turn radiators lower in rooms where you hardly go to.

Buy PVT panels and heatpump if you can afford it.

Build a tire fire.
No need for propane,