Description
Specified when one appliance matters enough to deserve its own supply and the property has a corner to spare for it.
Common duty is a single fixed appliance running through a season rather than a whole-property load.
Filled to the 80% limit this vessel holds about 80 gallons of propane — roughly 7 million BTU, or about 339 lb of product. On a 30,000 BTU/hr appliance that is around 244 hours of burn time from a full fill.
The next size down is 57 gallons and the next up is 120. Stepping up costs less than most people assume once freight is counted only once.
Technical details
- Total capacity: 100 gallons
- Propane held at the 80% fill limit: approximately 80 gallons
- Filled product weight: approximately 339 lb
- Heat content at full fill: approximately 7 million BTU
- Installation: Above ground
- Condition: Confirmed on your invoice
- Fuel: Propane / LPG
Installation and siting
The simplest installation there is: a level base, correct clearances, and the tank goes down. No excavation, no cathodic protection, and any future work happens in daylight rather than in a hole.
Have a licensed propane professional lined up before the vessel arrives. Permits, setbacks and the commissioning test all sit with them, and scheduling is easier before the tank is on the ground.
Condition and certification
Every vessel is stamp-verified and pressure tested before dispatch, and the data plate photograph and test record travel with the invoice.
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.
Before you order
Check your local clearances before ordering. Setback distances from buildings, boundaries and ignition sources are set by code and they decide where — and sometimes whether — a given capacity can go.
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.
