jayste
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I paid $1.79 a gallon on 2/4/10 to fill up my tank (about 110 gallons) here in the UP of Michigan.
mattcage
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****, I am getting worked over.
Came out yesterday morning to find a bill on the ground from my supplier.
75 gallon fill into a 250 gallon tank at $2.82 a gallon. By my calculations, I was only at 62% and did not need a fill for quite a while. I only run 2 hot water heaters, one not too hot for the shower and the other on "vacation" for the clothes and dish washer. I turn it up when needed to get the water warm for washing. (Not often, one person household).
Matt
Came out yesterday morning to find a bill on the ground from my supplier.
75 gallon fill into a 250 gallon tank at $2.82 a gallon. By my calculations, I was only at 62% and did not need a fill for quite a while. I only run 2 hot water heaters, one not too hot for the shower and the other on "vacation" for the clothes and dish washer. I turn it up when needed to get the water warm for washing. (Not often, one person household).
Matt
dave1949
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That's the price you pay for living in paradise
Out of curiosity, do you use propane only for cooking and hot water - no heating?Dave.
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Our last bill from our ripoff supplier was $3.89 per gallon. My wife called, which she does every time and they knocked $1.00 per gallon off the bill just for asking. It's always something like that. I pity the folks who just pay the bill. Before the next delivery we are going to switch suppliers.
A year and a half ago the price went over $4. We put in a heat pump and have been happy ever since. It will pay for itself in about 3-4 years. Still have the propane for heating water and for when the temps get too low for the heat pump to be efficient. I've got it set to switch to propane automatically when the temps fall below 30 deg. When it gets to about 32 it takes a long time to heat the house from 68 to 72 in the mornings.
A year and a half ago the price went over $4. We put in a heat pump and have been happy ever since. It will pay for itself in about 3-4 years. Still have the propane for heating water and for when the temps get too low for the heat pump to be efficient. I've got it set to switch to propane automatically when the temps fall below 30 deg. When it gets to about 32 it takes a long time to heat the house from 68 to 72 in the mornings.
om21braz
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Just paid $3.35 gal. here for 130 gallons. Fortunately our last fill-up was Oct. - just used for heating water and running gas logs when really cold (read when wife is really cold LOL).
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I contracted it for $1.49 a gallon last summer. Unfortunately we went over what I contracted this year for the 1st time in years, so our last fillup was $1.94 a gallon. If we did not fill the tank it would have cost us $2.04 a gallon.
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Just out of curiosity....did you keep your propane furnace when you added the heat pump or did you buy a new package? I got a couple of quotes for a new heat pump (2.5 ton) to replace my air conditioner and as the primary heat source with my current propane furnace as backup heat. One quote was for $4800 and the other was for $5300. Neither quote qualified for a and energy credit. One contractor said that they usually set the furnace to kick on under 40 degrees.
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Last September, I contracted a fill up for the winter at 1.29 a gallon, however in October I switched suppliers and filled the tank at .99 a gallon with the cash discount.
Some of you guys are getting propane at around a 3rd of the cost that I pay, wow.
I'm installing a heat pump onto the furnace this month, as well as replacing the water heater with a GE electric heat pump model.
I'm installing a heat pump onto the furnace this month, as well as replacing the water heater with a GE electric heat pump model.
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That's the price you pay for living in paradise
Dave.
Yep - the Paradise tax
We only have a single supplier, so no choice.We use propane for cooking, hot water (on demand), clothes dryer, and we do have propane fireplaces in the livingroom and bedrooms - really nice on those damp, rainy days, although classifying them as heating might be a stretch.
We don't live in postcard Hawaii and sometimes the temps dip to a downright chilly 59 I really wanted to do solar H/W, but at over $6K, I couldn't see it. IMHO, the suppliers/installers figure the rebates/incentives into their pricing. We are totally off grid so didn't qualify for the electric company rebate and the tax incentives at the time would have reduced the price to still greater than $4K. Someday, maybe I can just do a DIY.
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Was quoted $2.05 today by my gas co.
I've learned that $/gal is not always a fair comparison due to how it can be billed. For example a friend bragged how he bought his propane at 2.09/galllon. When we looked at our bills I pointed out that mine was figured at total cost per gallon including delivery and taxes. His was fuel cost at $2.09. Then there were taxes at thirty some cents and delivery fees at sixty some cents per gallon. Guess what, he paid over $3 per gallon afterall. That doesn't include his $100+ annual tank rental, etc.
It's like trying to read a phone bill. The actual product is less than all the other fees (well almost
)
Rottresq
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Had a delivery 4 days ago, $2.30gal in Elbert County CO, about 35 miles N/E of Colorado Springs, seems way up from even a few months ago.
Labrat
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I installed a Carrier Infinity heat pump system last year. I lock it out at 0 degf. It makes plenty of heat to keep my house comfortable and I only use propane for defrost and when the ambient is below 0.
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Licklog,
We sorta kept our old furnace. It's a good story. I had bids from maybe a dozen suppliers and about half said our 18 year old furnace would be OK, the other half said it was too small.
I went with a guy who had a good reputation, but who said our old furnace was OK. His bid was $3,600; some of the others ran upwards of $12,000.
He installed the heat pump, then called me a week later. Said one of his guys thought the furnace was too small, copied down the model number & called the manufacturer, who confirmed the size as being too small.
Said since he screwed up, he would GIVE me a new furnace!
When he came, I asked what his cost was on the furnace. Said there is a really high markup on them; that his cost was about $600 and it listed for something like $1200-1500; I don't remember exactly. To be decent on my end, I gave him a check for $400.
At $4,000 for a new heat pump and furnace, I think I got a really good deal.
Our electric bill has gone up about $50 a month for Oct-April. We used to use 800 gallons of propane a year; now we use less than half most of which is used for water plus some supplemental heat in December and January.
We sorta kept our old furnace. It's a good story. I had bids from maybe a dozen suppliers and about half said our 18 year old furnace would be OK, the other half said it was too small.
I went with a guy who had a good reputation, but who said our old furnace was OK. His bid was $3,600; some of the others ran upwards of $12,000.
He installed the heat pump, then called me a week later. Said one of his guys thought the furnace was too small, copied down the model number & called the manufacturer, who confirmed the size as being too small.
Said since he screwed up, he would GIVE me a new furnace!
When he came, I asked what his cost was on the furnace. Said there is a really high markup on them; that his cost was about $600 and it listed for something like $1200-1500; I don't remember exactly. To be decent on my end, I gave him a check for $400.
At $4,000 for a new heat pump and furnace, I think I got a really good deal.
Our electric bill has gone up about $50 a month for Oct-April. We used to use 800 gallons of propane a year; now we use less than half most of which is used for water plus some supplemental heat in December and January.
schmism
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im holding steady at 3% per week usage which is what i plotted last year when i started tracking it religiously.
last reading was 3 days ago at about 33% and meaning a solid 8 weeks which should take me well outside of winter and after that all i need to run is the stove and occasionally the dryer. which means i can stretch that last 10% well into the summer when price is cheep.
last reading was 3 days ago at about 33% and meaning a solid 8 weeks which should take me well outside of winter and after that all i need to run is the stove and occasionally the dryer. which means i can stretch that last 10% well into the summer when price is cheep.
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Wow. The flying J here only charge $2.99/gallon (plus tax) to fill BBQ grill tanks. I contracted for $1.29 gallon for this winter. I rent one 500 gallon tank and own one 500 gallon tank. The tank rental is $20/yr and the fuel price is the same $1.29. Doesn't matter what tank it goes in. I am in NC Iowa
Patriotic Stabilist
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I can not remember when we had to fill our tank in the winter twice. We live north of Houston. My tenant has been here 11 years and the is the first time for him too.
Our house is good and tight and we run it at 70 to 71 during the day and 69 at night. I paid $2.41 today or $425 then we filled RV too, so $470! Dange that's awful.
Then on top of it 32 at night the rest of the week. Would you believe Wed I think it is they are predicting 1 to 3 inches of snow late at night. We are to far south for this kind of weather.
Our house is good and tight and we run it at 70 to 71 during the day and 69 at night. I paid $2.41 today or $425 then we filled RV too, so $470! Dange that's awful.
Then on top of it 32 at night the rest of the week. Would you believe Wed I think it is they are predicting 1 to 3 inches of snow late at night. We are to far south for this kind of weather.
