Maingas "insufficient propane use" fee

fatlazyless · 04-26-2011, 05:32 AM

Used to be, the New England Telephone Co would only rent out rotary dial phones for 2.75/month and there was no option to purchase your own phone.

By owning the tanks, the local propane company goes a long way in eliminating price shopping and keeps their price/gallon probably higher than if people could easily just call around for the best price by easily switching propane suppliers.

About the only special tool you need to install a Rinnai heater or a kitchen stove with propane is a ten dollar flaring tool used to put flared ends on 3/8 soft copper tubing. The propane has a built in nasty odor so's you immediately know if the flare leaks or not........any dunderhead should be able to do it........duh.....just go test it for leaks with a match......go propane......go kaboom!

04-26-2011, 05:32 AM	#22
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,948 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 307 Thanked 1,059 Times in 772 Posts	Used to be, the New England Telephone Co would only rent out rotary dial phones for 2.75/month and there was no option to purchase your own phone. By owning the tanks, the local propane company goes a long way in eliminating price shopping and keeps their price/gallon probably higher than if people could easily just call around for the best price by easily switching propane suppliers. About the only special tool you need to install a Rinnai heater or a kitchen stove with propane is a ten dollar flaring tool used to put flared ends on 3/8 soft copper tubing. The propane has a built in nasty odor so's you immediately know if the flare leaks or not........any dunderhead should be able to do it........duh.....just go test it for leaks with a match......go propane......go kaboom! __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store! Last edited by fatlazyless; 04-26-2011 at 06:06 AM.