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Descant · 02-27-2021, 02:20 PM

Even though you might not have them now, in locating the new tank, I'd consider what future appliances might be added and where these will go. We have a gas kitchen cook top, and a standby generator. Really happy with both. Do you have a BBQ grill that uses propane? And you keep a spare 20# tank because it runs out when you're cooking? Maybe that should be connected to the big tank, and stop hassling with a run to the store for a 20# refill or paying an exorbitant price to swap tanks at the corner store. Our kitchen stove has a gas grill, so we don't have one in the back yard.
The stove was first, so we had a 50# tank. When we added the generator, the gas co. just swapped to a larger tank so we could run the generator for a week, 24/7. It's their tank, so no charge. Same when the tank ages out and needs to be replaced.

02-27-2021, 02:20 PM	#10
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,033 Thanks: 1,211 Thanked 1,511 Times in 983 Posts	Other propane appliances? Even though you might not have them now, in locating the new tank, I'd consider what future appliances might be added and where these will go. We have a gas kitchen cook top, and a standby generator. Really happy with both. Do you have a BBQ grill that uses propane? And you keep a spare 20# tank because it runs out when you're cooking? Maybe that should be connected to the big tank, and stop hassling with a run to the store for a 20# refill or paying an exorbitant price to swap tanks at the corner store. Our kitchen stove has a gas grill, so we don't have one in the back yard. The stove was first, so we had a 50# tank. When we added the generator, the gas co. just swapped to a larger tank so we could run the generator for a week, 24/7. It's their tank, so no charge. Same when the tank ages out and needs to be replaced.