Liquid Propane Tank Sizes

There are several common residential propane tank sizes homeowners can choose from based on needs.

Liquid propane tank sizes.

Tank sizes include 100lb 100 gallon 500 gallon and 1000 gallon. Read more to learn about what residential tank size is best for you. Prices depend on the size of the house how much of the home is gas powered and the climate if heating is included. We offer an exchange service for these cylinders for commercial customers and restaurants.

Propane tanks come in a wide variety of sizes because they re used for so many different things. This tank is approximately 1 and a half foot tall by 1 foot diameter and will hold a little less than 5 gallons of propane when full. The graphics below depict the specific tank size relative to a 5 gallon propane bottle commonly seen on a grill. The total capacity does not indicate that the tank can hold that many gallons of propane.

Home barbecues mosquito catchers patio heaters. Regardless of size all tanks are designed to safely hold 80 of the total gallons of the tank s capacity. The cost to install a propane tank for a house ranges from 700 to 4 500 installed but on average expect to pay about 1 500 to install a 500 gallon above ground propane tank and 2 000 for a 500 gallon underground tank.