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Re: Ripped of AGAIN
« Reply #15 on: August 26, 2017, 03:22:08 PM »

Check out some auction sites, that's where I found my brother his 1000 gallon tank. Cost him 800 dollars to purchase it.
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Re: Ripped of AGAIN
« Reply #16 on: August 26, 2017, 03:45:58 PM »

Check out some auction sites, that's where I found my brother his 1000 gallon tank. Cost him 800 dollars to purchase it.

Thats a pretty good price, around here figure at least a dollar a gallon for  a used tank.
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Re: Ripped of AGAIN
« Reply #17 on: August 26, 2017, 03:47:32 PM »

We both thought that was a good price as well.  He was only looking for a 500 gallon but took advantage of that one.  We go to a lot of farm auctions and see them pop up every now and then but most of them are in need of new valves and a good paint job.
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Re: Ripped of AGAIN
« Reply #18 on: August 26, 2017, 04:48:41 PM »

They all also have to be recertified every 10 years, the owner is responsible for that cost!
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Re: Ripped of AGAIN
« Reply #19 on: August 26, 2017, 05:02:50 PM »

What does it generally cost to get it recertified?
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Re: Ripped of AGAIN
« Reply #20 on: August 26, 2017, 05:05:56 PM »

All depends on who does it, the date stamped on the tank is the last test date, it will also include rather it was a visual or actual pressure test, I can't remember the codes but I'm sure a simple search would tell you which is for visual and which is for pressure drop.
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Re: Ripped of AGAIN
« Reply #21 on: August 26, 2017, 05:08:43 PM »

Good to know. I have one that I am looking at but the company that we currently have the tank leased from didn't want to really want to tell if there would be a problem getting it filled.
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Re: Ripped of AGAIN
« Reply #22 on: August 27, 2017, 05:05:03 AM »

Another thing to consider is that any company that fills your tank must do their own leak check on your system before filling the tank, that leak check is typically about $150, sort of stops the customer from shopping around for cheap gas!
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Re: Ripped of AGAIN
« Reply #23 on: August 27, 2017, 07:19:40 AM »

Another thing to consider is that any company that fills your tank must do their own leak check on your system before filling the tank, that leak check is typically about $150, sort of stops the customer from shopping around for cheap gas!

Really? Is that a federal or regional thing? It’s been quite awhile since we’ve had our own LP tanks though, maybe getting close to twenty years, but we’d call around and who ever was cheapest we’d tell em to bring a semi load out. But again, they could have very likely thought it was strictly for corn drying, never recall one of em checking the tanks before filling.
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Re: Ripped of AGAIN
« Reply #24 on: August 28, 2017, 10:13:51 AM »

No recertification required here and no charge for leak testing.

If you lease a tank from a particular supplier they do require you buy your propane from them.
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Re: Ripped of AGAIN
« Reply #25 on: August 28, 2017, 10:36:37 AM »

Leasing a tank is different, the owner is always responsible for inspecting the tanks, you might find a fly by nighter that doesn't inspect them once they are in the field but with one accident they will be gone! Yes the tank rules would be federal, look on the neck of the tank and you will see an inspection date and what type of inspection was performed, not performing the proper inspection puts the tank owner at risk in the event of an accident. Filling a tank owned by another propane company is illegal, if the tank is owned by the homeowner then each company that delivers to that tank is by law required to do a leak check on the entire system by doing a pressure drop test, most companies charge for that service.
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