Announcing Our New Brands: We’ve Grown to Serve You Better!

At Irish Family Companies, we’re always looking for ways to innovate, improve our service and provide a better experience for our customers. We’re so excited to announce we’re launching four new companies, operating as subsidiaries under the Irish Family Companies parent company, to better serve our customers’ unique needs.

Rest assured, this will not affect product, services or pricing for existing customers – business will continue as usual.

Each of our four new specialized companies are focused on delivering the same top-tier solutions and support with a more tailored approach:

IRISH BEVERAGE SERVICES

Formerly operating under Irish Carbonic, Irish Beverage Services is your go-to, total solution partner for all things beverage – including beverage dispenser install and service, custom beer line install and service, liquor and beer control solutions, beverage grade gases and beverage syrups.

IRISH DRY ICE

Formerly operating under Irish Carbonic, Irish Dry Ice offers fast and reliable dry ice solutions for retail customers as well as commercial operations, including food and beverage, medical, research and cleaning.

IRISH INDUSTRIAL GASES

Formerly operating under Irish Carbonic, Irish Industrial Gases supplies essential gases, including carbon dioxide, nitrogen and helium, for various industries ranging from cannabis to healthcare.

IRISH ENERGY

Formerly Irish Propane, we rebranded to Irish Energy as a part of our evolution to meet the growing demand for diverse energy sources and equipment – but still offer propane!

This transformation allows us to streamline our services and provide even more expertise in each line of service, while expanding our portfolio to meet growing demands. You can now navigate directly to the right team for faster support and order products easily online through each site. Be sure to explore our new company entities in the menu at the top of our website! 

We’ve fueled industries for nearly a century – now we’re evolving to power the next.  Same values, new vision, always putting our customers first.

Matthew Irish Jones, Irish Family Companies CEO

How To Read A Propane Gas Gauge

If you use propane in your Western NY home, you have to keep close tabs on how much gas is in the tank so you know when you need to schedule a propane delivery or get a propane cylinder refill. The question is, how do you read that gauge?

In some small propane gas cylinders (such as the one on your barbecue), there is no gauge – the best way to judge how much gas is left is to simply weight it.

Most propane grill tanks come with two numbers stamped on the handle – the water capacity (“WC”) and “Tare Weight” (TW – the weight of the tank when empty). Most empty barbecue tanks weigh about 17 pounds and hold about 20 pounds of gas; to measure how many pounds of propane are left in your tank, simply weigh it on a scale and subtract the TW number. For example, if a tank weighing 28 pounds has a TW of 17 pounds, there’s about 11 pounds of gas left – a little more than half a tank.

Don’t have a scale? Try this method using a little hot tap water.

It gets easier with large (100+ gallons) propane tanks, since they usually have a fuel gauge. Typically located under the tank dome or cover, the gauge looks a lot like the fuel gauge on an old car, with readings ranging from 0 to about 90 percent (see why 90 percent and not 100 percent below). We recommend that you schedule a propane delivery when your tank is no less than 25 percent full – especially during heating season – to avoid a propane run-out.

Keep an eye on your propane levels this fall and winter – and when the time comes, always schedule propane delivery in Buffalo and Rochester, NY from the pros at Irish Propane. Contact us to schedule a propane delivery today!

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