A couple of days ago, our clothes dryer stopped doing its job. I knew that it would at some point in the near future; it was only a matter of time. We ran out of propane. Since the dryer is the only appliance that we have using the propane tank, I am happy that it lasted as long as it did. After all, I have no idea how full it was when we bought the house.

The problem comes with getting the tank refilled. I have no idea which company actually installed the tank, since it has no markings on it. It is a 75 gallon tank that stands about 4 feet high. I have not specifically looked into the laws and regulations, but I doubt that I can legally transport it filled in my pickup truck without some sort of license.

For ease of billing, I called our oil company to come out and replace the tank with one of theirs. Their prices are competitive, and they will deliver. They refuse to deal with another company’s tank, but I will only have to wait for 2 or 3 days before they get over here to swap the tanks out. The woman I spoke with on the phone was planning on swinging by after work this afternoon or before work tomorrow morning to make sure that the pipes we have installed are the correct diameter to fit their tanks. That will give them a better estimate of how long it will take to install and they will be able to let us know ahead of time how much work needs to be done inside the house. They will definately need to come in to test everything and make sure we are up to code and safe, but hopefully that is all that is necessary.