Customers often come to us asking for suggestions about switching from charcoal grilling to a propane freestanding grill. While grilling with charcoal has its advantages (especially when you’re slow cooking or smoking), propane has been the country’s most popular barbecue fuel for some time. It’s clean-burning, with no chemical taste or overpowering smokiness. Propane grills heat up quickly and offer precise temperature control.
It all adds up to a convenient, clean and adaptable barbecue setup.
At Superior Propane, our propane appliance experts advise northern Arizona customers about which propane grilling products are best. We also help them secure the fuel they need to get started.
Here’s a breakdown of crucial steps to start using your new propane grill.
Most freestanding grills have a storage space in a compartment underneath the cooking area where you place and connect to your propane cylinder. Here is the process:
Once your propane cylinder is connected to the grill, you’re just about ready for your cookout. But first, it’s important to check for leaks in your cylinder, grill connections and hoses. Here is a simple leak test you can do yourself!
Once you’ve confirmed that your cylinder is attached securely and there are no leaks, you’re ready for your first cooking session. Most modern propane grills have a push-button ignitor. Hold this button down while slowly turning the knobs on your grill. You should see a row of blue flames for each lit burner. Here are some things to consider with your first grilling session:
Generally, a 20-pound propane cylinder (the standard grill tank size) will provide 18 to 20 hours of cooking time on a medium grill. When it’s time for more fuel, we recommend you come to one of our convenient propane refill stations in the greater Flagstaff, Williams, Prescott and Sedona region. Refilling a propane cylinder is typically a better value than exchanging it at a gas station or big box store.
If you have any questions about grilling with propane, don’t hesitate to contact Superior Propane. We’re here to help!
Did you know that the largest source of carbon emissions in the U.S. is? According to the Environmental Protection Agency, it’s transportation.
Any discussion about reducing our country’s greenhouse gas emissions must involve the vehicles we use to transport goods and people. We’re pretty confident that you’ve heard about electric cars, but you may not be aware of another emissions-lowering transportation fuel powering vehicles on American roadways: propane autogas.
Today, propane is the third most common engine fuel in the United States, according to the Alternative Fuels Data Center. The AFDC estimates that roughly 60,000 propane vehicles are currently on the road in the U.S. Propane can be stored in an autogas vehicle’s tank under pressure (just like the propane in your home’s tank) and released into an autogas engine for combustion. Some vehicles powered by autogas include:
Propane autogas offers fantastic advantages over diesel and gasoline, both in terms of pollution reduction and improving air quality for drivers and pedestrians. Consider these facts:
Beyond its significant environmental benefits, propane autogas can also reduce the fuel budget for your vehicle fleet. Even accounting for conversion costs and propane’s slighter lower fuel economy compared to gasoline and diesel, its lower cost per gallon quickly offsets any upfront expenses. Propane is almost entirely U.S.-made, making it less vulnerable to global energy markets. And if you choose to finance your equipment conversion, you’ll experience immediate savings.
Additionally, autogas vehicles run cleaner than gas and diesel engines, which reduces wear and tear, prevents breakdowns and extends the engine’s lifespan. This will further lower the costs associated with your fleet of vehicles.
In Flagstaff, Williams, Prescott, Sedona and many other cities and towns, commercial and municipal vehicle fleets are turning to Superior Propane for their propane autogas.
Superior Propane installs autogas propane tanks and filling stations. These stations are intuitive to use, so your drivers should have no problem refilling their tanks. They’re also cleaner and safer since any lost fuel dissipates into the air instead of pooling on the ground. And once we get your autogas tank set up, we’ll provide you with dependable bulk propane delivery when you need it.
Reach out to the Superior Propane team today to set up your autogas fueling station. We’re ready to get your propane vehicles rolling.
*Source: https://www.chooseenergy.com/data-center/electricity-sources-by-state/
Every day in Flagstaff, Williams, Prescott and other communities, our team at Superior Propane speaks to homeowners who have heard great things about propane but are worried about switching. They’ve heard that converting a home to propane is complicated or disruptive. They may be worried that it isn’t worth the trouble.
We’re here to tell you that there are incredible benefits to making the switch to propane, and our experienced, courteous technicians can make your fuel conversion process stress-free.
A large percentage of the households that contact us about a propane conversion are moving away from electricity. Propane has some significant advantages over electricity as a home energy source.
At Superior Propane, we have practically perfected the home propane conversion process. Whether you’re switching from another energy source or another propane provider, we can typically complete your setup and switch-out in 24 hours. We also offer the following:
And with us as your home energy partner, you can enjoy the most dependable propane delivery service in northern Arizona, including no-fee “Keep Full” automatic delivery. This service frees you from fuel run-outs. You’ll never need to call us for delivery, and we’ll even give you a discount on your propane!
Don’t put off enjoying the terrific benefits that propane has to offer. Become a Superior Propane customer today.
If you’re a home builder or remodeler in northern Arizona, many factors can affect the primary power source for both your worksite and the finished building. Is there access to a natural gas utility in the area? How dependable is the electric grid?
At Superior Propane, we understand how crucial having a dependable energy source is for delivering a new home on time, plus ensuring that it has reliable heat, hot water and major appliances for the new owner.
Here are four benefits of propane for new homes.
Unlike many other energy sources, including several materials used to generate grid electricity, propane is almost entirely produced in the U.S. A natural co-product of oil refining and natural gas extraction, propane is so plentiful that our country actually exports more than we use domestically!
As an American-made fuel, propane is more insulated from the ups and downs of global energy markets, making its price much more stable.
Did you know that propane is listed as an alternative fuel in the 1990 Clean Air Act and Energy Policy Act of 1992? It’s true and for good reasons!
Propane has the lowest carbon intensity of any home heating fuel besides natural gas, but unlike natural gas, it’s methane-free. Propane emits virtually no particulate matter, which is a known carcinogen. It’s also a non-toxic, nonpoisonous fuel, so in the unlikely event of a leak, your soil and water will not be harmed. This is why you can install a propane tank underground without risking soil contamination.
Propane has a dizzying number of uses in both residential and commercial settings. When a home has its own propane tank, it can power not only home heating but also:
Propane can also power the forklifts and other construction equipment your team uses on a building project. We can provide bulk propane delivery to your construction site!
When a home is powered by 100 percent electricity or natural gas, the family living there is dependent on a utility with often unreliable infrastructure. Gas outages and blackouts have become all too common these days. But propane keeps working when a utility fails. The homeowner has a dedicated storage tank supplying fuel to their home.
In Flagstaff, Williams, Prescott and nearby communities, Superior Propane provides fuel to build new homes. We work with builders, contractors, remodelers and developers to safely and expediently incorporate propane into new and renewed properties. We want to help your business too!
Put our quarter-century of propane experience to work for your building project. Reach out to the Superior Propane team today!
What do you use propane for in your home?
One of the most adaptable home fuels on the market, propane can power home heating, hot water equipment, cooking products and a whole range of other appliances and amenities. But is it worth making the change to propane appliances?
This is something we talk about with customers in Flagstaff, Prescott, Seligman and other Northern Arizona cities. They want to ensure that propane is as efficient as electricity, natural gas or other energy sources. Let’s look at some propane-fired systems and determine how they stack up for energy efficiency.
Firstly, propane generates a lot of heat very efficiently. It produces 2,516 Btu of heat energy per cubic foot, compared to only 1,050 Btu for natural gas. And it takes 27 kilowatt-hours of electricity to make the same amount of energy as a gallon of propane.
What does this mean for home heating? Propane furnaces can consistently heat the air hotter than 115 degrees, no matter how cold it is outside. By comparison, heat pumps struggle to heat air higher than human body temperature. And high-efficiency propane furnaces are between 90 and 98 percent efficient, so you lose virtually no energy in combustion when heating your home.
The average American home uses approximately one-fifth of its energy heating water. It only makes sense to choose the most efficient appliance possible. That almost always means propane.
Propane-fired storage-tank water heaters have hot water recovery rates of roughly double the speed of equivalent electric models. A recent Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) study found that a single-family home using a propane water heater saves about $355 each year on energy compared to a home with an electric unit.
Want unlimited hot water on demand with even lower energy usage? Upgrade to a propane tankless water heater.
Propane powers many other products for your home, and it does so efficiently. Propane dryers dry clothes 25 percent faster than electric dryers, leaving fewer wrinkles and less static cling. Propane ranges are the gold standard for home cooking, providing precise temperature control.
One more appealing thing about propane is that it goes wherever you need it. So many of our customers live in an area without access to a natural gas utility. Others are simply tired of dealing with the service interruptions they get with electricity and gas utilities.
When you have a propane tank on your property, you control your power source. If the local natural gas infrastructure has a leak or the grid suffers an outage, you’ll still have the fuel you need for your heating, hot water and cooking. Plus, a propane standby generator can keep your lights on in all situations!
And with Superior Propane as your fuel partner, you’ll never run out. Our free automatic propane delivery frees you from checking tank gauges and remembering to call for fuel. We handle the planning for you and deliver fuel before your tank runs low. (Plus, you get a discount on your propane!)
If you’re ready to discover all the great propane products on the market today, get in touch with Superior Propane right away.
At Superior Propane Inc., we sell, lease, install, and maintain propane tanks in a wide range of sizes. New customers often ask how large of a tank they think they need—and how often they can expect a fuel delivery.
To answer these questions, let’s look at one of our more common tank sizes: 500 gallons.
This might sound like a trick question, but aboveground propane tanks are generally only filled to 80 percent. The reason has to do with heat expansion. Like water, propane expands in the heat. But propane expands 17 times more than water with the same temperature change.
Propane companies address this with an “80/20 fill rule”. Leaving 20 percent empty space in a tank allows a safe amount of room for the fuel to expand. If you have a 500-gallon propane tank, it can only be filled to 400 gallons.
Bear in mind that underground propane tanks can be filled slightly more than 80 percent because being underground insulates them from much outdoor heat.
We recommend a 500-gallon propane tank if you use propane for home heating, plus multiple appliances such as a water heater, fireplace, space heater, range, clothes dryer or even a generator.
In short, this is a propane tank that can service a lot of equipment and appliances, without you needing to fill-up all too often.
Determining how long a propane tank of any size will last requires you to consider how much fuel your systems and appliances use. Here are some estimates based on national averages for annual propane consumption:
| Heating Systems | 1,000 gallons annually |
| Water Heaters | 200-300 gallons annually |
| Fireplace Products | 100-200 gallons annually |
| Gas Ranges | 20-50 gallons annually |
| Gas Dryers | 15-25 gallons annually |
Depending on the number of propane products you have and how often you use them, you might use 1,500 gallons of propane each year. This translates to four 500-gallon tank refills of about 400 gallons.
These propane deliveries won’t be evenly distributed. Most of your fuel consumption is in the fall and winter, so you will burn through more propane and receive more deliveries in those months than in the spring and summer.
The households that we serve in Williams, Flagstaff, Sedona, Prescott, and other northern Arizona communities use propane in many ways. But we have a tried-and-true way to ensure that they never run out: automatic propane delivery.
When you choose Keep Full automatic delivery, you don’t need to worry about checking a tank gauge or remembering to call us for fuel. Our state-of-the-art system tracks your usage based on the number of propane products in your home and current weather conditions. Then, we deliver propane to you before you run low.
There’s no extra charge for Keep Full automatic delivery. On the contrary, our Keep Full customers get a 10¢-per-gallon discount on their propane!
You can enjoy the most attentive and reliable propane delivery in the Grand Canyon State by becoming a Superior Propane Inc. customer today !
At Superior Propane Inc., we like to say that propane is a reliable energy source for everyone. Our propane delivery team serves homes and businesses in Flagstaff, Williams, Prescott, and nearby Northern Arizona communities.
Many customers have smaller tanks that fuel one or two propane appliances. Others have 500-gallon propane tanks for their heating and hot water.
Whatever your fuel usage, we are committed to ensuring that you have the propane you need to live your life, but we also want to guarantee that you know what to do if there is ever a propane leak.
When propane is separated during the natural gas extract and oil refining processes, it has no natural odor. But propane producers want to ensure that homeowners and businesses can quickly identify a propane leak. So, they add a gas called ethyl mercaptan or methanethiol. This additive is composed of carbon, hydrogen, and sulfur.
People describe the smell as like rotten eggs, spoiled meat, or skunk spray. If you have a sense of smell, you’ll notice this odor immediately.
If you smell propane, there could be a leak in the immediate area. You need to react immediately and follow these steps:
Here are some simple precautionary measures that will prepare you and your loved ones for the possibility of a propane leak.
You can also check out these propane safety videos from the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) right on our website!
Are you in need of a propane company that takes your family’s comfort and safety to heart? Become a Superior Propane Inc. customer today and let us show you the difference we can make.
As a northern Arizona business owner, do you want to see more customers as temperatures start rising outside? Superior Propane has a proven way of attracting a significant influx of new customers who will offer repeat business.
We can set up a propane dispensing station at your place of business that will enable you to provide premium fuel for families and other businesses in your region.
A recent Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association survey found that 61 percent of American grillers use propane—but those grills don’t fire up without a full propane grill tank! Becoming a fuel supplier with one of Superior Propane Inc’s refill stations brings a host of benefits for your business.
First and foremost, a propane tank refill station provides a new revenue stream for your business. And you would be amazed at how many people need portable propane tanks.
Certainly, grill owners are a significant part of the cylinder refilling customer base, but there are many other frequent customers of refilling stations. These include:
Whether these customers need a 20-pound or 100-pound cylinder filled, the station we set up for you can handle it!
We supply propane refilling stations to gas stations, RV parks, hardware stores, home and garden centers and many other local businesses.
One thing they’ve all reported is that their existing customers are thrilled about the extra service. It enhances their customer experience and improves their relationship with you. Your business just took one more errand off their to-do list!
Having a new, in-demand service to offer your community enhances your brand profile. You can market this service and attract people who have never considered stopping at your storefront before.
Plus, we maintain a list of our refill station accounts to direct customers in your immediate vicinity to your store when they need a cylinder filled.
Whether people need to refill a propane tank for an RV or a barbecue, they’ll find their way to your business. Once customers start refilling their propane tanks, they soon realize it’s a much better deal than exchanging them. They’re only paying for the propane they receive and not handing back cylinders with fuel still in them.
The convenience of a refilling station will bring more people into your storefront, and they’ll be more likely to avail themselves of your other services while you fill their tank.
If you think your business would be a good fit for a propane tank refill station, we’d love to talk to you about getting set up. Superior Propane handles the installation and provides propane safety training to your employees.
Then, we set up a fuel delivery schedule, so you never run out of the propane your growing customer base needs!
Summer’s right around the corner—get a propane refill station in place before the barbecues light up this season. Contact our team today to learn more.
As the premier propane delivery company in Flagstaff and throughout northern Arizona, we’ve seen the growing popularity of this efficient, affordable, American-made fuel.
Today, roughly 50 million American homes use propane in some capacity, whether for a single appliance or a home’s heating and hot water.
Often, we’re asked just how propane is different from other fuels like natural gas. Here’s a primer on what propane is made of and where it comes from.
Most propane is petroleum based. It can be compressed as a liquid for transportation and storage. It has an extremely low boiling point, so it vaporizes to a gaseous state at a low temperature when pressure is relieved. Most propane is a co-product of natural gas extraction and crude oil refining, wherein no additional drilling is required to get it. And an increasing amount of propane is coming from organic feedstocks.
Propane is one of the most secure, in-demand energy sources available today due to its domestic production. In fact, the U.S. exports more propane than we use nationally, meaning that even with fluctuating global markets, propane prices tend to be steadier than other fuel types.
Now let’s explore how precisely this reliable resource is created.
In the refining process of crude oil, heavier hydrocarbons accumulate in the base while lighter substances like propane drift to the top. Therefore, propane can be extracted and re-packaged as an independent fuel source.
The vast majority of propane is a co-product of natural gas. Propane is heavier than natural gas and must be separated during extraction to prevent condensing inside pipelines.
Renewable propane is the newest propane product on the market. It is chemically the same as conventional propane, but it’s made from organic and recycled products, falling into four categories:
These raw materials are plentiful and largely inexpensive; They’re often what most consider waste products! Furthermore, renewable propane production has a remarkably low carbon intensity, making the fuel carbon-neutral at combustion. This means no additional carbon dioxide is added to the earth’s atmosphere when using renewable propane.
It’s not in wide use yet, but the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) projects that U.S. producers will bring over 1 billion gallons of renewable propane to market within 10 years.
If your home’s heating, hot water, or appliances depend on propane, then we want to be your home energy partner.
The Superior Propane Inc. team offers full-service fueling, with no-fee automatic delivery and dependable propane equipment installation and service. We also make it easy to join our family of customers. Our Hassle-Free Switch offers setup in 24 hours, plus FREE propane tank leasing for the first year!
Your family deserves the best propane delivery in northern Arizona, and we’re ready to provide it. Contact Superior Propane Inc. today to become a customer.
At this time of the year, average nighttime temperatures in Flagstaff and nearby surrounding communities drop well below freezing. Most of us would choose to stay safely indoors with the heat cranked up to a nice toasty level.
But for the construction crews that build new developments in our part of Arizona, that’s not always possible. If you manage a construction site, ensuring reliable temporary heating is crucial. Your employees depend on it to be safe and productive. Plus, your project’s integrity requires adequate temperature control in the winter.
First and foremost, your crew needs dependable and robust heat to work safely. Whether you’re talking about a direct-fired device like a torpedo or salamander or an indirect-fired product that draws outside air and blows it into the worksite, temporary heating solutions keep workers healthy and comfortable. This comfort ensures they’ll have full use of their faculties and can focus.
Temporary heating is vital to the integrity of your building. Severe temperature fluctuations can cause concrete foundations to crack. They can delay the breaking of frozen ground and cause ice crystals to form in brick and cement. Paint, spackle, joint compound, and other materials may fail to dry correctly if temperatures are low.
The solution to all these issues is a well-considered and well-fueled temporary heating plan.
There are various options for your construction site’s temporary heating, including natural gas, propane, diesel, and electricity. Propane, however, offers many advantages that others don’t.
Superior Propane Inc. has been helping households, businesses, and construction projects stay warm for decades. We have the experience and dedication to ensure you have the propane for continued heating and operations.
When your construction project partners with us, we’ll work closely with your team to determine how much fuel you need and how it needs to be deployed. Then, we can arrange a propane tank, cylinders, gas lines and a delivery schedule tailored to your needs. We are a locally based, community-focused company, so you can be confident that our team will be there if you need an emergency propane delivery or service call.
We are ready to help your northern Arizona construction site remain safe, warm and on schedule. Become a Superior Propane Inc. customer today and see what a difference a dedicated local fuel provider can make.
