I bought a house with Propane. Now what?

New Homeowner Proper Propane Practice

After purchasing a home in our beautiful High Country, it is good to take an inventory of all of your utilities, especially your propane service. Most propane tanks are most often leased from the company that provides propane for the home. In the state of North Carolina, this means that the owner of the tank is the only company that can provide propane for that tank. When you purchase your home, ask your realtor who the current propane provider is. Another way to find the owner of your tank is to locate your tank then lift the dome lid on top of the tank, and typically a sticker with the propane company’s name is located there.

Just like electricity, you must call your propane provider to have service switched in to your name after purchasing a new home. At Blue Ridge Propane is it as simple as calling our office at 828-733-3603 and letting us know you have purchased a home that has existing propane service. We collect your contact information and send out safety information to your permanent mailing address. We also email (or mail, depending on your preference) a lease agreement for the tank. The ownership of the tank will remain with Blue Ridge Propane. There are a few limited cases where the customer has purchased the tank, and in that case, the tank goes with the real property that was purchased.

After the account has been transferred, we can schedule a delivery or even a service call to familiarize you with your propane appliances. Our main goal at Blue Ridge Propane is safety, and making sure our customers know how to utilize their propane appliances in an efficient, knowledgeable manner is a priority.

If you wish to switch from your current provider to Blue Ridge Propane, at the time your purchase a home is a perfect time to switch. Call our office so that we can schedule a service technician to come to your home and assess what your needs are. For small tanks, and above ground tanks, we would disconnect the current service providers tank and reset a tank belonging to Blue Ridge Propane. For underground tanks, call our office for more details.

We look forward to working with you to provide excellent service and timely deliveries that you can count on for many years to come.