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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Backup Propane for forced air furnace

« on: March 27, 2014, 01:20:42 PM »

judds - Do you know if I could get by with 2 - 100# tanks to push my furnace?  My furnace is my only propane appliance so I don't want to over do it considering I might go years without burning any propane once I get my OWB setup this summer.  It will only be needed if the boiler fails and I need time to repair it. 

Thanks for the info on that.  The legality issue of transporting larger tanks would be an issue I never thought of.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Backup Propane for forced air furnace

« on: March 26, 2014, 08:02:01 PM »

dumbodog - That would probably be ideal for me.  Do you know how heavy a full and empty 120 gallon tank weighs?  Just curious if it would be an option to take it up to a fill station to get if filled every 2 or 3 years and unload it with a loader.  That's the nice thing about the 100# tanks is that you can haul them and fill them at will.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Backup Propane for forced air furnace

« on: March 24, 2014, 08:30:29 PM »

Thanks for the good advice.  I would like to find a 120 gallon tank but they are not cheap. I'll need to keep an eye out on Craigslist. 

Good idea to run 2 100# tanks together too.  Any advice on a good regulator to get online if I go with the  tandem 100# tanks?

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Backup Propane for forced air furnace

« on: March 24, 2014, 04:07:39 PM »

I'm purchasing a ridgewood soon and I currently have have my 500 gallon propane tank almost empty.   What does everything one use for backup propane?  I'm thinking about just keeping a 100# tank tied into the system in case the boiler runs out of wood or needs maintenance.  If I do this I have a few questions.

1 - Can I just connect this to the regulator attached to my house without a secondary regulator like the one on my pig tank now or do I need a secondary regulator to connect directly to the 100# tank?

2 - Can I store the tank right by my house now because it's much smaller than my 500 gallon tank or is this dangerous?

3 - Is there anything else I need to know about setting up this 100# backup tank?  I'm think about just strapping it to side of the garage to keep it from tipping over.   I have nothing running besides my forced air furnace here and hopefully I will hardly ever need it for gas through the winter.   

any suggestions or setup recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.