EXHIBIT 32

    CERTIFICATION BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
          RELATING TO A PERIODIC REPORT CONTAINING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

      I, Eugene V. N. Bissell, Chief Executive Officer, and I, Michael J.
Cuzzolina, Chief Financial Officer, of AmeriGas Propane, Inc., a Pennsylvania
corporation and the General Partner of AmeriGas Partners, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership (the "Registrant"), hereby certify that to our knowledge:

      (1)   The Registrant's periodic report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
            June 30, 2005 (the "Form 10-Q") fully complies with the requirements
            of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
            and

      (2)   The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Registrant.

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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER                                 CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

/s/ Eugene V. N. Bissell                                /s/ Michael J. Cuzzolina
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Eugene V. N. Bissell                                    Michael J. Cuzzolina

Date: August 5, 2005                                    Date: August 5, 2005