sizing a propane tank

[sparkplug188]

Cheesie-  That was an eye opening read.  I usually exchange 1 or 2 30# tanks per year.  The yearly cost is so low, I never gave it much thought.  Your post made me wonder how much I could save by refilling portable tanks instead of exchanging tanks.  I found this:

"A pretty standard average when exchanging a propane tank is about $5.75 per gallon. Most U-Haul locations (excluding Hawaii) charge less than $3.99 a gallon. It's a clear choice."

http://movinginsider.com/2012/06/22/propaneprices/

Is the price per gallon the same for vehicle mounted tank refills as portable tank refills?  If it is the same price, refilling portable tanks is the way to go.  They could be unhooked and refilled from the side of the bus, like a permanent tank, or tossed in the toad and refilled individually when it is convinent to do so.

[Ed Hackenbruch]

In Yuma i can get my built-in tanks filled for the same price as the portables if i go to them. If they come to me to fill the tanks it is a higher price. 

[luvrbus]

Same price here in AZ the wife's rv has a propane generator and we are all over the country never a problem finding propane all F/J sell it so do most Loves and TA's This summers trip we paid $2.29 here at home the most we paid was $ 3.33 in CA the lowest was in Utah at $ 2.05 with the F/J card

[Dave5Cs]

I did it also because if we need extra room for storage we simply remove a tank or two and gain a lot of space. The tank took up a lot of room. In a 5 we only have two bays so you need options sometimes. The other option we used when we had the big tank was to put a second hook up and if we ran out while parked we would just call a local propane company and have them bring us a sit on the ground 50 or 100 gallon tank and ran a hose to the second fitting with its own shut off.

[krcevs]

Just priced out the 30# tanks and they are 70 bucks each. I'm thinking of a dual 2 tank setup with an auto switch so i can pull 2 tanks for refill. Is black iron piping about the best way to run a manifold for the furnace, stove, fridge and hot water heater?

Ken

[TomC]

Black iron pipe is the accepted way to run propane.