How to get a New 20lb Propane tank for FREE. 

Are you guys take any tank or just the blue rhino ones?

We take all 20lbs tanks that are refurbishable. Meaning, they can't be so rusted and pitted that they can't be recertified and put on a shelf. The safety collar and bottom rings must still be intact. If the valve is bad, we would more than likely replace it. So yes, we take any tanks whether it's blue rhino or not.

Good to know! Thanks! I do that whenever I need a new tank. BTW, why do they only put 15 lbs in them? Feel ripped off.

@@markchidester6239 safer for shipping and to different elevations / temperatures. prob saves them a ton on insurance encase of accidents.

Mark Chidester like a big sized propane tank. They only fill it 80%. Leaves a nice cushion.

ya most have to make sure the valves are opd and than its no problem had tht happen once but than i went to a homedepot tht did exchange thru robot system. tell the system its an exchange a door opens up place on rack and scale if it thinks its a tank the door closes and another opens up with the full tank for you to take

I don't think anyone caught on to this. Superb.😂

I prefer the taste of bast...er I mean butane gas and so does my wife's healer.

@@JohnClark-tt2bl Took me a second to remember where I heard those business names previously! 😆

i work for a company that refurbish these tank and yeah its vary to place to place but we are legally obligated to fill them for a total weight of about 35.5LB to 36Lbbut this law doesn't touch store only industry its to stop them being overfill and having them be more dangerous while moving them around in high quantity but yeah store usually fill them entirely and if the pression of the pump is lesser than the amount they fill it they stop filling

@@brianellison8744 Strickland Propane is a real company btw

wyattoneable That must be the prepper is us Lol.

TheKilog69 No doubt!

I get them refilled at 64 hwy

yankey4 U see them all the time just pick them up get a exchange tank very smart .

Good comment and I think in general your right. But at my Walmart I'm always nice to the cashier ladies and they always just open the cage and let me take the one I want.It's always one of them that gets sent out and I think they just want to get back inside on a busy day . Also I've swapped a few tanks that looked like they were use as boat anchors for a few years and never have any of them squawked about them.I asked them about what they'd take back one time and she said we really don't care.

My challenge is that I used to have nice propane tanks. My now ex-wife swapped them out for very poor condition Blue Rhino tanks. I have four tanks, two of which have been purchased again, and two that are currently Blue Rhino, but better condition ones. I usually go to the welding supply store to get my tanks filled. $12.50 for a fill, and you get the full 20 lbs, plus credit for any fuel left in the tank. Tractor supply is my backup because they are a bit more expensive at $16.00, but they are open nights and weekends and have the same policies. Blue Rhino in this area runs between $18 and $25 depending on the location, but you only get 15 lbs of propane.

UHauls also sell by the gallon if they have a dispenser but Tractor Supply is always cheaper per gallon than they are

Let me guess, karens husband kevin📃🤣📃👊🏼

You couldn't have just said something to him yourself like a man?

Bring it in & exchange it for a new 1 I been doing this for years.

Some places don't care about tank dates some do.

phucck me Running

You can get good aluminum ones intended for forklifts. Seem built as dent resistant as beer kegs.

@@TheKiloG69I did an exchange yesterday at dollar general and realize when I got home tank is over 20 years. I haven’t used it yet and plan to raise hell.

I did that too, but when I was doing it the full bottle was 18¢ and the deposit was 2¢.

I only do this when I need a new tank U get 1 gallon less propane on exchange .

@@TheKiloG69 this is incorrect, if you get a cyl filled the correct way... the most gas you will get into a 20lb cyl is 16 lbs which is 80% of the total volume in a 20lb cyl

@@aron6998 80% fill max is what is allowed. My 500 gallon tank can only be filled 80% also or 400 gallons.

@@TheKiloG69 yes I know but you don’t get 1 less gallon when exchanging a cyl

it costs the company money to refurbish the old tanks. their resources, labor costs, time, etc. they don't exactly make a killing...and btw, if the tank is 20lb capacity...you get 20lbs, whether exhchange or filled...can't speak for some shyster outfits out there.

Yup! Propane can be used for cooking, heating, running my 2 RV refrigerators, a generator, does not go bad like gas. Always good to have back up fuel.

Your natural gas is t you home at a pressure of about 6 psi. The pressure is your 25 lb propane tank is much, much higher. That is why there is a pressure reducing grey flat round device on your BBQ. I don’t think your theory will work. JoeB

Nice I was going to homeys depot but wally was 3 bucks cheaper!

im late on that but yeah propane tank weigh 20 pounds and in total once filled a propane can weigh around 36lb-37lb fully filled so all tank have between 14lb to 17lb of propane in them

​@@aoki6332when I get my tanks filled I walk away with 20lbs of propane every time.

They are too old because Blue Rhino doesn't update the date stamp when they recertify them. Should be against the law. You are the sucker that puts up with these crooks.

@James Shanks You look like the right guy to ask this question... I never used a propane tank, a heater I want to buy requires a 20 lbs propane tank, all the tanks sold near my location are 15 Lbs, is a 15Lbs=20Lbs? do they have like a different pressure valve or something? I read that if I use a 15 Lbs tank it could freeze... your help would be appreciate it.

Last I knew there is no such tank as a 15 pounder, it's simply a 20 pounder refilled to the 15 pound usually company imposed 15 pound limit. They do that do prevent overfilled tanks. Hope this helps answer your question.

The “new” valves don’t replace the need of a scale during refilling, scales are still required per NFPA guidelines, the only cyls that are legal to fill without the use of a scale are cylinders with independent outage gauge and sight gauge this is typically used only on industrial cylinders such as 33# and 43# cyls.....also the new valves are not new by any stretch of the imagination

@@aron6998 it depend the OPD valve can be filled whitout a scale if its done be convenient store or for a customer directly since the valve will stop itself once its full but ifs its done for commercial use they need to be scaled

@@aoki6332 incorrect, all dot cylinders must be filled on scales….the only time that they aren’t filled by weight is if someone is filling a cylinder for self use or it’s a forklift cylinder thats equipped with a independent fixed maximum liquid level valve and float gauge, an OPD is not to used as primary method it’s only to be used secondary of a scale….OPD valves can be defeated so you should never trust them to stop the cylinder from over filling

Those little green tanks are not refillable. They are disposable. One and done.

YUP!

TheKilog69 I've been doing what you do with the propane tanks for years. I've even taken in tanks with old-style valve on them. And exchange them for one with a new style valve. The Filipinos at my Walmart store don't give a shit.

If you have an actual LP company in your area like Ferrellgas or Amerigas they are usually cheaper for recertifications (the one I work for is 5 bucks) and with your new tanks if you store em where it's in the elements please take that plastic wrap off it'll rust under it.

Hahahaha are people just finding out that if u take a tank you get a exchange tank

Right I bought a grill with a Rhino tank with it. It's rusted so bad I don't think it would pass an inspection. Due to the wrapping on it . Good tip

They recertify the tanks but NEVER update the date code on the collar just so it will have to be exchanged, not refilled, in the future. Should be illegal as hell. You can't refill a tank with an expired date code but they do it all day every day.

Isn't it "Dang it" ?

Mr. W He’s only said Damnit Bobby once. It’s usually Dang it Bobby.

The cyl would still have to be certified by a dealer with a RIN number registered to the good ole government for it to be filled legally

Yep... The tanks used in these ripoff exchange company's are crap from day 1.

2:20 He says as much...

Absolutely. And unlike what some have found years ago, Blue Rhino no longer puts restrictors in the tanks that stop them from being refilled at other places. They know once a tank reaches 12 years past date of manufacture or 5 years past its recert they're getting it back anyway and most of these are good for quite a few years past that. BR and Amerigas have licensed recert techs on their staff. And as the guy said, they have so many of those, they're tripping over the damned things.

I have mine filled at a local co-op. He charged me 34 dollars and change to fill 3 15!pound cylinders and 74 dollars to fill a hundred pound tank. I like to keep these around to use with my 15,000 BTU ventless heaters in case of a power outage. The trick is to buy your LP in the middle of summer when no one is thinking of heating anything. I have noticed that LP goes up dramatically about the middle of November. My 15000 btu heater will last about 24 to 30 hours on a standard 15 pound cylinder. I really depends on how cold it is outside. Last year we lost power for roughly 3 days as a result of a big ice storm. I have a 4000 watt generator. Which I have a safety plug installed into my meter base. It does not require you to shut of your main breaker but I do anyway. It will power everything in our house except my 240 volt baseboard heaters and our water heater. So I turn the breakers off to the heaters and the water heater oh and it will power 1 burner on my electric stove. I always just make a big pot of chili or ham and beans useing the smallest burner on my stove. Recently I upgraded my generator to a 6500 starting watt 5300 running watts LP fired generator. I am in the process of trying to find another 100 gallon bottle to run it on. It will drain a 15 pound cylinder in about 16-20 hours on 3/4 load. I guess I’m going to have to break down and just buy two new ones from harbor freight. I think the sell 100 pound LP tanks. I’ve looked into leasing 2 tanks but they want 26 dollars a month to lease me two 100 pound tanks. Also I can only have them filled at that same co-op. The only advantage I can see is that if I do the lease they will deliver or send out a pump truck to my home and refill my bottles for the summer prices. I’m still trying to decide which is the better value. Leasing or buying. Leasing the tanks does have the guaranteed price lock and free at home refills. No more lugging those heavy tanks into my truck after a ice storm. However if I own my own tanks I can take them with me if and when we get our house sold. Part of my lease agreement states that the bottles have to stay in my premises at all times. That’s why they come to me to fill them. I’ve got a truck bed winch system built to life lawn mower engines onto the bed of my truck. That’s what I do for a living. I’m the crazy guy with 14 broke down riding lawn mowers in his back yard. I buy them cheap fix them up and sell them at a reasonable cost. It’s a pretty good living. I fix everything from snow blowers to leaf blowers. I also have a small mowing operation going on. So everyone help me decide. Lease or buy. My wife and I are currently trying to sell our home as we have found one with a little bit smaller house on it. Probably 950 sq foot. It’s just the two of us we don’t need the 1320 sq foot monster we are living in now. I do however need a bigger shop. This one has a big shop building on it. Plus it sets on 4 acres of land and is out of city limits. Do I lease and run the risk of having to pay lease fee breakup charges. We literally would be living on the line of the coverage area that the co-op delivers too. It’s within like 200 feet. Or do I buy my own bottles and use my engine hoist to go there and have them filled. The guy at the Co-Op said he would have to see where my place was located at to see if they would service me. That was 3 weeks ago. I’ve texted him and called him several times. He still hasn’t called me back.

Considering your powering a generator I'd buy not lease a 250 or preferably a 500 gallon fixed position tank. Mount it on a concrete pad to prevent rust and make recertification easy then you don't have any restriction on how long your generator will run. You will enjoy the bigger tank, make sure the date on the new tank is no more than 6 months old before they take it off the truck.

James Shanks yes we are leaning towards leading a 300 gallon ball Tank. I went ahead and bought my 2 100 gallon tanks from them. They were made in 2004 and last certified in 18. He told me that if we end up buying this other house he would service me even though it’s 200 yards out of their service range. He also said he’d fill up My 100 gallon tanks for me since I bought them off of him. That’s roughly 500 gallons of LP. That’s about a 12 day run at 3/4 load. That’s acceptable for my needs.

@@sniperdoug1969 You can buy a 100lb tank at Menards for $115.

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Thanks Nathan, U can never have to many I feel.

As aircraft pilots say: "The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire..."

not what yer ma said last night... If you wanna see the bottom of my boot; just ask! Pure Peckerwood

Nah. They're very over priced on many items.

Jonny Question no like he said they don't care what tank you bring them because they go back to the gas company. The gas company can rectify the tank and change the valve out. They get painted and relabeled before going back out to the stores.

NWO the about all is It

Thanks. Works for me.