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11-22-2018, 07:57 PM
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Location: Northern California
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My two 30# tanks are not difficult to remove. I take one or both in the back of my truck to a local independent propane outfit that has a good price. Once full they are a bit heavy so I have the DW or a neighbor help me lift them back into their compartments in the 5'er.
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11-22-2018, 08:44 PM
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Join Date: May 2018
Location: Texas
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And for what it’s worth, the propane businesses may have good prices at their shop.
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11-23-2018, 06:00 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Oneonta, AL
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Most flying J/Pilot truck stops can do it.
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11-23-2018, 06:26 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brobox
In my area Tractor Supply has the best price, $2.69 a gallon, U Haul the highest at $3.99 a gallon. LP is priced regionally, it is much less up north than FL.
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New to RVing (again). When we stopped 12 years ago propane was sold by the pound hence 20 lb and 30 lb bottles. Attendant would weigh the tank, fill it, weigh it again and charge you by weight. Apparently some time after we left they started selling by volume. So approximately how many gallons fit in a 30 lb bottle? Obviously I have not had to visit a propane fill station yet.
Thanks, Friz
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11-23-2018, 06:54 AM
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Fleetwood Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Cohutta, Georgia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gslindy
I have a 2013 Aspire and will need to refill the propane tank soon. I'd like to do it myself and am looking for any info I can get.
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Ace Hardware is a good place
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11-23-2018, 07:31 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2014
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Quote:
Originally Posted by frizfreleng
New to RVing (again). When we stopped 12 years ago propane was sold by the pound hence 20 lb and 30 lb bottles. Attendant would weigh the tank, fill it, weigh it again and charge you by weight. Apparently some time after we left they started selling by volume. So approximately how many gallons fit in a 30 lb bottle? Obviously I have not had to visit a propane fill station yet.
Thanks, Friz
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7 gallons fit in a 30 lb cylinder.
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11-23-2018, 07:33 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2014
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Propane refill
When I'm at home in the winter and not winterized, I set a full 20 pound tank upside down on a small table and connect it to the motorhome tank. My local propane supplier made me a hose to connect the two tanks. That way the small tank empties first and is easily replaced with a full one. Use gloves!
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11-23-2018, 09:47 AM
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Spartan Chassis
Join Date: Apr 2013
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Pumps
I did not use any but thought I saw some propane pumps at gas stations . I thought I saw RVs pull up and fill it themselves?
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11-23-2018, 09:53 AM
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#93
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2016
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Don't take a chance.
You need special fittings to do a refill. Propane vendors/service personal are EXTREMLY, EXTREMLY,RELUCTANT to sell fittings to non-propane service people. It’s only the cost of propane at a vendor to refill. Don’t take a chance.
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11-23-2018, 01:27 PM
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I was paying $1.60 a gallon in Oregon. I think we've being ripped off down South.
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11-23-2018, 06:56 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Southern Maryland
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Southern States Stores
Here in the central east these guys usually have the best price.
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11-23-2018, 09:11 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2016
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All this talk about LP prices is Pointless!!! 
When you're in Rome and your tanks run dry...
Off to town searching for LP to buy...
You pull up with tanks ready to fill...
And suffer a coronary when you're handed the bill...
You stagger up to the counter ready to pay...
But not so ready for what the cutie will say...
You know you're in Rome buying LP I see...
That'll be $37.50, make the check out to me.
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11-24-2018, 05:27 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2018
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Quote:
Originally Posted by frizfreleng
New to RVing (again). When we stopped 12 years ago propane was sold by the pound hence 20 lb and 30 lb bottles. Attendant would weigh the tank, fill it, weigh it again and charge you by weight. Apparently some time after we left they started selling by volume. So approximately how many gallons fit in a 30 lb bottle? Obviously I have not had to visit a propane fill station yet.
Thanks, Friz
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7 gal. I buy at BJ's and Tractor Supply. You pay for gal pumped.
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11-24-2018, 05:13 PM
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#98
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2018
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LPG Tank Refill Issue
I have a 10 yr old 27ft Coach House motorhome with permanently installed tank and decided to refill tank for the first time. The fridge and stove work just fine and no apparent leaks in the system. My tank level lights show tank is half full, but I wanted to fill tank before a trip and familiarize myself with procedure. When I tried to refill, I pushed in the " electric fill switch" next to the fill port and attendant at Ace hardware hooked up the hose and started to fill tank. After putting in only a couple of quarts, large plumes of gas vapor billowed out from under the coach and attendant shut off the flow. Tank gauge still showed only half full. Any ideas on why tank would not fill? After pushing in the fill switch, I also turned off the battery switch on the house bank to ensure nothing in the coach could cause a spark. I don't know whether I have a maintenance issue or maybe technique of Ace attendant was faulty. Does the house battery bank need to be on for filling? What do you think?? Greg
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