Description
This capacity is where domestic supply turns into something closer to a small bulk installation.
It carries a large domestic load, a commercial kitchen, a workshop heater bank, or grain and crop drying through a season.
Filled to the 80% limit this vessel holds about 920 gallons of propane — roughly 84 million BTU, or about 3,901 lb of product. Against a steady 100,000 BTU/hr load that is roughly 35 days of continuous running before it needs refilling.
The next size down is 1,000 gallons and the next up is 1,500. Stepping up costs less than most people assume once freight is counted only once.
Technical details
- Water capacity: 1,150 gallons
- Usable propane at 80% fill: approximately 920 gallons
- Product weight when full: approximately 3,901 lb
- Energy held when full: approximately 84 million BTU
- Installation: Above ground
- Certification: ASME stamped
- Condition: Confirmed on your invoice
- Fuel: Propane / LPG
Installation and siting
Above ground means the vessel can be repainted, re-valved and re-certified in place. Over a thirty-year life that accessibility is worth more than the visual advantage of burying it.
We supply and deliver; we do not install. A propane vessel must be set and commissioned by a licensed propane professional under NFPA 58 and your local code.
Condition and certification
Each unit is checked, tested and photographed before dispatch, so what arrives is provably the vessel that was inspected.
Valves and fittings are inspected as a set. A vessel goes out with a working gauge and a relief valve in date, or it does not go out.
Running costs
Larger vessels are cheaper to fill per gallon because suppliers price on delivery efficiency. A part-load top-up costs more per gallon than a bulk fill, every time.
Worth knowing before you buy
Order ahead of the season if you can. Everyone specifies propane storage in the first cold week, and that is the worst week to be waiting on freight.
Think about the delivery vehicle as well as the tank. A site a bulk truck cannot reach turns a cheap refill into an expensive one for the rest of the tank’s life.
