Name:   Lifer - Subject:   Propane - Eclectic Area Date:   3/9/2020 2:26:23 PM

It's a commodity and the price is fairly stable so the difference is in the service you get from them.  IF it is a lease tank you can cancel and get another or buy your own. The lease is usually about $3 month and some folks prefer that than ownig because they maintain it.  In 20 years I have had to buy one regulator at about $100 if I remember correctly.  That included installation. Tanks are standard 100,250, 500 gallons.  Some companies will do a monthly fill and bill but most wont.  It falls on you to check your tank and order when needed.  Most companies I have used want a 100 gallon minimum to deliver but obvisuolly will do smaller fills on the 100 tanks.  You have to remember the 80% rule which is they wont fill a tank more than 80% full due to expansion in heat and recomend filling at 20% level.  So if yo have a 250 gallon tank the most that they will put is 200 gallons.  Also don't ever let it run empty.  If it does they have to do a leak test before they can refill it.  It runs $60-80 a pop.

Hope this helps.  I had to learn all this the hard way.