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10-14-2017, 11:34 AM #11
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You said that was 3.99 a gallon. I know some places will tell you per gallon but it's billed per pound. Don't remember the conversion but it wouldn't be as bad as it sounds. We just got back from a 2 week trip in mich. with the lows in the mid to upper 40's. We have a portable electric heater we put in the bedroom but it would rarely come on. Would set the fireplace at 70 and it would maintain 69 in the bedroom pretty well.
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10-14-2017, 11:48 AM #12
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Brian & Kellie
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10-14-2017, 02:49 PM #13
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If your electric is paid, I'd be pretty surprised if you couldn't keep the RV warm enough with the fireplace heater and maybe a 2nd space heater. Our fireplace heater has no problem keeping the RV warm enough down to about 20-25 F. What we have to watch out for is keeping the furnace running enough to keep the basement warm so the pipes don't freeze. If we run the fireplace heater on high, the t-stat for the furnace almost never kicks on (which = cold basement and frozen pipes).
Since you're not getting cold enough for freezing pipes, I'd just try it with the fireplace heater and see how it goes. If you're paying for electric, maybe run both the fireplace heater and the furnace both, to offset the cost of the electric a bit.
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10-14-2017, 03:59 PM #14
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Marcy & Gary
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10-14-2017, 04:29 PM #15
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In North Carolina, I have only seen charging by the pound. I don't know if it gets cheaper when buying more, but filling the five pound tank I use for my portable gas grill was $5 from empty.
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10-14-2017, 07:14 PM #16
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I know some places charge for a full tank regardless of what they put in. I always look for a u-haul because they only charge for what they put in.
Marcy & Gary
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10-15-2017, 07:34 AM #17
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I have paid as little as $18 and as much as $32 to fill my 30lb/7 gallon propane tank. They are always empty when I take them to get filled. In the winter we get a 100 gallon propane tank delivered. I paid $2.75 a gallon in Salt Lake City.
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10-16-2017, 01:52 PM #18
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So now as a follow-up question: How exactly do you get them filled? Do you disconnect them from the trailer, put them in the back of the pickup and drive them somewhere, or do you haul the entire trailer to somewhere to get them filled? Or do they come to you (like heating oil trucks do)?
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10-16-2017, 02:09 PM #19
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I just disconnect mine and take them to get filled. Takes 10 seconds to pull them out of the RV. We also have a propane service that comes around our RV park and will fill bottles that owners have removed and set at the curb. They also fill the large tanks that can't be removed from class A motorhomes. I think they charge about $1 more per gallon for that service.
Brian & Kellie
2020 Solitude 310GK-R, FBP, 1,460w solar, 540ah BBGC3, MORryde IS w/disc brakes
2020 F-350 Platinum SRW Powerstroke Tremor, 60g TF fuel tank, Hensley BD3-F air bag hitch
Previous setups:
2019 Solitude 373FB-R, 2019 F-350 Platinum DRW Powerstroke, Hensley BD5 air bag hitch
2016 Reflection 318RST, 2016 GMC 3500 Denali SRW Duramax, Hensley BD3 air bag hitch
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10-16-2017, 04:40 PM #20
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Ditto.... Just disconnect it pull it out of the trailer. I refill one of the two when it is empty. That way I always have a full tank in reserve. While the rigs have a changeover valve so that they can switchover automatically from the empty tank to the full tank, the danger in that is that if you are not paying attention, at 3am on a cold night you'll find you have no propane. I keep the valve closed on one tank until the one in use is empty, then manually switch to the full tank and pull the empty to be refilled.
When you get ready to buy gadgets, you can consider the Mopeka tank sensors. Google it and that'll give you some "boy toys" to put on your Birthday or Christmas wish list.[emoji6] I love mine!
AlanAlan and Kathleen
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