George Propane

George Propane, Inc., locally owned and operated, serving Western Massachusetts residential, commercial and industrial community with propane and full service heating & plumbing. We provide you with state-of-the art fixtures, equipment, parts and the highest standards of professional service.  To better serve our customers, we provide 24-hour emergency service and 24-hour emergency deliveries. Budget and guaranteed price programs are available as well. Our specialties include propane gas system installations, gas appliance installation and service, heating & plumbing, and dependable, on-time deliveries.  We are proud of our exemplary customer service and the fact that we are family owned and operated. Our vehicles are well maintained, and our employees are trained and up-to-date on all safety standards. We are large enough to serve all your needs, yet small enough to really care about and get to know our customers.

Our products include:

• Boilers
• Decorative Gas Stoves
• Direct Vent Heaters
• Furnaces
• High Efficiency Direct Vent Room Heaters
• Indirect Water Heaters
• On Demand Water Heaters
• Unit Heaters
• Water Heaters

Delivery

Effective 08/1/2016, George Propane will begin charging a delivery fee of $6.47 at each delivery or meter read fee of $8.47. This charge reflects the increased cost associated with the delivery of propane. These costs include increases in diesel fuel and regulatory compliance among others. Rather than incorporate these costs into the price per gallon, we have decided to break them out as a separate charge.  We feel this is the most equitable way to distribute these costs. 

 Installation & Service

Tanks range in size from 60 to 1000 gallons and can be installed aboveground or underground.  The smaller size tanks (60-120) can be installed right next to a structure. The larger tanks (250-1000) must be at least 10 feet from any structure. All tanks regardless of size must also be at least 10 ft from a source of ignition. Last, but of most importance (especially to our drivers) is the distance the tank is located from where our delivery truck can safely park & deliver your propane. Our trucks have approximately 100 ft of delivery hose so we try to place the tanks within 75 ft of a safe parking location. The 25-ft allowance helps us deal with winter conditions, parked cars and other obstacles. We also understand that not everyone appreciates the beauty of a propane tank as much as we do, so we do our best to find a tank location that is both safe & as aesthetically pleasing as possible to you the customer.  For installations where the tank is located 10 ft or more from the building, a high-pressure (10lbs-psi) underground gas line is run from the tank to the building.  The high-pressure underground gas line is made of polyethylene plastic and must be buried at least 18' below grade. The line can be run up to 500 ft as long as it is sized correctly. Of course, the further the distance, the more costly the installation. We charge $ 1.50/ft for our trencher to dig the trench or the customer can have the trench dug by another person or contractor on site.  Once the gas line is to the building, or if the tank is located directly next to the building, the inside gas line must be run to the gas appliance. Inside gas lines run at low pressure (11' W.C.) and can be copper, steel or flexible stainless steel. The materials used depend upon the particular installation.