Tips on Filling your Vehicles...
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received from a friend:
ONLY BUY OR FILL UP YOUR
CAR OR BIKE IN THE EARLY MORNING WHEN THE GROUND TEMPERATURE IS STILL COLD.
Remember that all
service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the
ground, the denser the fuel, when it gets warmer petrol expands, so buying in
the afternoon or in the evening.... your gallon is not exactly a gallon.
In the petroleum
business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the petrol, diesel and
jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products play an important role. A
1degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the service
stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.
WHEN YOU'RE FILLING UP,
DO NOT SQUEEZE THE TRIGGER OF THE NOZZLE TO A FAST MODE.
If you look, you will
see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low, middle, and high.
In slow mode, you should
be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing the vapors that are created, while
you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapor return. If you are pumping
on the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapor.
Those vapors are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so
you're getting less worth for your money.
ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT TIPS IS TO FILL UP WHEN YOUR TANK IS HALF FULL.
The reason for this is,
the more fuel you have in your tank, the less air occupying its empty space.
Petrol evaporates faster than you can imagine. Petroleum storage tanks have an
internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the petrol
and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation.
Unlike service stations,
every truck that we load is temperature compensated, so that every gallon is
actually the exact amount.
ANOTHER REMINDER, IF
THERE IS A FUEL TRUCK PUMPING INTO THE STORAGE TANKS, WHEN YOU STOP TO BUY.
DO NOT FILL UP - most
likely the petrol/diesel is being stirred up as the fuel is being delivered,
and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom.
Hope, this will help you
get the maximum value for your money.
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