Propane

[Mopars & Missiles]

My last summer fill (July 2024) was $1.499/gal. Probably a bit higher now, but I should be good till spring.

 

[Don selleck]

that's the cheapest I've heard

 

[QuickBpBp]

I filled up my fuel oil tank right before Christmas at $3.29 gallon. That hopefully will get me through to March as I have the wood furnace going 24hrs a day... I just hope I don't run out of dry wood!!

 

[Don selleck]

I used to have fuel oil was alot warmer than propane, seemed to heat deeper if you can understand that

 

[Mopars & Missiles]

that's the cheapest I've heard

Yeah, I also dumped Ferrelgas many years ago. Lousy customer service even back then.

 

[Don selleck]

ya, the last 3 or 4 years, were like pulling teeth.

 

[Mopars & Missiles]

that's the cheapest I've heard

Well one reason its a little cheaper is I get the "AG rate" (Farm rate). Usually 10 cents a gallon cheaper than the residential price.

 

[Don selleck]

I've heard indiana is cheaper for alot of things, had some relatives in Terre haute. he used to paint the stuckys bill boards back in the 50's to the 70's

 

[RR Fan Dan]

Damn Im getting flucked

 

[DeltaV]

$3.23 per gallon in Savannah, Georgia. It's cheaper in most other parts of the state.

Edit: Price above is for Liquid Propane (LP).

 

[Mopars & Missiles]

$3.23 per gallon in Savannah, Georgia. It's cheaper in most other parts of the state.

Is that LP or Fuel Oil? I've seen a couple posts here talking about fuel oil, not LP. Big difference in price and BTU's per gallon of fuel, that's why I ask.

 

[DeltaV]

Is that LP or Fuel Oil? I've seen a couple posts here talking about fuel oil, not LP. Big difference in price and BTU's per gallon of fuel, that's why I ask.

Sorry, LP.

 

[hunt2elk]

I'm kind of shocked at what some of you are paying for LP. Our summer fill price was 1.29 and keep fill was around 1.70/gallon.

 

[Mopars & Missiles]

Sorry, LP.

No, I'm the one that is sorry. Sorry that you have to pay that much for LP down south. But, I suppose you don't have to burn as much of it to get through winter as I do up here in the northern states.

 

[DeltaV]

No, I'm the one that is sorry. Sorry that you have to pay that much for LP down south. But, I suppose you don't have to burn as much of it to get through winter as I do up here in the northern states.

I've only been watching the LP price because I need to get whole house generator(s) GENERAC (?) for my home. Natural gas isn't an option where I live out in the sticks. I need a surplus diesel-powered generator.

I can lose Georgia Power service for up to 3 weeks when a hurricane strikes the state. A direct strike in the Savannah area would be worse.

Winters are tame here...easy to stay warm. Summers are hot and humid...difficult to stay active and comfortable.

 

[GTXDAN]

We paid 2.69 for LP last fill-up. No natural gas for us either here in the country.

 

[Mopars & Missiles]

I've only been watching the LP price because I need to get whole house generator(s) GENERAC (?) for my home. Natural gas isn't an option where I live out in the sticks. I need a surplus diesel-powered generator.

I can lose Georgia Power service for up to 3 weeks when a hurricane strikes the state. A direct strike in the Savannah area would be worse.

Winters are tame here...easy to stay warm. Summers are hot and humid...difficult to stay active and comfortable.

I just hooked up a Generac 24Kw this past summer. Getting to old to man handle the portable gen set and run all those extension cords just to have PARTIAL power, then have to put it all away again when the main power comes back on. The Generac got its FIRST usage on December 31st, 2024 when power went out for half the day. I didn't have to do anything, stayed in the house and stayed WARM, all automatic now. Man was that NICE!!!

 

[RR Fan Dan]

Getting to old to man handle the portable gen set and run all those extension cords just to have PARTIAL power, then have to put it all away again

If you have a crafty electrician you can backfeed a plug to your breaker box and plug a portable 10k tri fuel that will selectively run everything in your house. And if the generator breaks just plug in a new one. This can be done in your garage and the generator stored next to the plug. Just crack the door for exhaust venting. Don’t forget to shut off your main before starting or bad things happen when the power comes back on.

 

[Mopars & Missiles]

If you have a crafty electrician you can backfeed a plug to your breaker box and plug a portable 10k tri fuel that will selectively run everything in your house. And if the generator breaks just plug in a new one. This can be done in your garage and the generator stored next to the plug. Just crack the door for exhaust venting. Don’t forget to shut off your main before starting or bad things happen when the power comes back on.

I am the "crafty" electrician. Retired electrical engineer/technician.

What you are suggesting still requires some work and supervision of the gen set. What I've got now requires nothing, except some propane in the tank.

And I'm also the "crafty mechanic". If the generator breaks, I know how to repair it, no need to just plug in a new one. So, I'm good to go, or so I hope. (Famous last words!)

 

[RR Fan Dan]

Famous last words!)

My whole house set started arcing and sparking while in the middle of a storm and outage. Was without power from there on out. When I got power back 5 days later I replaced it with a back feed so I could quickly recover and not have to go through that again. Never went back to an automatic whole house generator after that.