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songkrai · 12-20-2010, 08:24 PM

I too own my own propane tanks. And yes, I can switch companies at will. But each company still must come inside and record every gas appliance. So switching is a tad more complicated then oil. Most people do not own their own propane tanks so they are stuck with the one company that provided the propane tank. They can switch companies but that requires the removal of the tank and another tank put in its place. And the trampling thru the house each time. And a heavy truck driving across their property. And if any water/septic pipes, electrical wiring is underground - the potential of breakage can become an issue. These are heavy trucks delivering propane trucks. Owning the propane tank is a good idea. But most people do not want to fork over that large amount of money.

Here is this quotation from another source:

"I am an Oil Heat and Propane Technician in Southern Maine. To me there is no comparison betwen Oil and Propane costs, Oil is much cheaper. You need to burn 1.42 gallons of propane to equal the heat recieved from one gallon of heating oil. The appliances usually run with in 5-10% of each other as far as efficency.
Think of this way if you burn 1000 gallons of Oil a year, you'll need 1400 gallons of propane. Call you local retailer and ask then for the cash price of each. Do the math. Propane compaines know this, that why they recomend it to you. They make more money off of proane. You must always remeber when talking to a SALESMAN they're are in it for them. not you. I dont sell either Oil or Propane just service the products. Dont be duped by the propane "myth"."

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12-20-2010, 08:24 PM	#12
songkrai Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 732 Thanks: 35 Thanked 146 Times in 99 Posts	I too own my own propane tanks. And yes, I can switch companies at will. But each company still must come inside and record every gas appliance. So switching is a tad more complicated then oil. Most people do not own their own propane tanks so they are stuck with the one company that provided the propane tank. They can switch companies but that requires the removal of the tank and another tank put in its place. And the trampling thru the house each time. And a heavy truck driving across their property. And if any water/septic pipes, electrical wiring is underground - the potential of breakage can become an issue. These are heavy trucks delivering propane trucks. Owning the propane tank is a good idea. But most people do not want to fork over that large amount of money. Here is this quotation from another source: "I am an Oil Heat and Propane Technician in Southern Maine. To me there is no comparison betwen Oil and Propane costs, Oil is much cheaper. You need to burn 1.42 gallons of propane to equal the heat recieved from one gallon of heating oil. The appliances usually run with in 5-10% of each other as far as efficency. Think of this way if you burn 1000 gallons of Oil a year, you'll need 1400 gallons of propane. Call you local retailer and ask then for the cash price of each. Do the math. Propane compaines know this, that why they recomend it to you. They make more money off of proane. You must always remeber when talking to a SALESMAN they're are in it for them. not you. I dont sell either Oil or Propane just service the products. Dont be duped by the propane "myth"." LINK