Free calculator from your tank size, gauge reading and ZIP. For $3 a month, PropaneDays re-forecasts every day from your local weather and emails you in time to order.
Run out on will-call and an emergency delivery typically costs $75–$200 extra, plus a leak test before the gas comes back on.
3 days below 15°F between Nov 8 and Nov 10; the coldest burns about 9.4 gallons.
No sensor on the tank. You read the gauge under the lid; PropaneDays does the weather and the arithmetic.
Enter your ZIP, tank size, today's gauge % and what runs on propane. Days left and a reorder date show up in seconds.
500 gal · 45% · heating, cooking, hot waterFrom your local weather and your own past readings. After two gauge readings it knows your house's burn per degree day.
Degree days = 65°F minus the day's averageWhen it's time to call your supplier, with your delivery lead time already counted in. Log the fill in two taps.
Your lead time + 2 days to spare7 days free with no card. Then $3 a month, cancel any time. The calculator stays free.
No. You read the gauge on your tank (the % dial under the lid) and type it in. A weekly email reminds you to log a reading.
The first forecast uses a typical rate and is marked as an estimate. After two readings it uses your house's own rate and gets better with each one. Always check your gauge before you order.
Yes. Enter the tank size and the ZIP where the tank is. You can pause alerts when a cabin is closed up.
No. It tells you when to call your supplier, with your supplier's delivery lead time already counted in.
Every morning at 5 it reads your forecast again. When your reorder date comes within your lead time plus 2 days, you get one email, then a reminder every 3 days until you log the fill.
If a cold snap pulls the date 3 or more days earlier, it tells you that too, and says which days did it.