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Forwarded by Bebs....
TIPS ON PUMPING GAS (Good information)
I don't know what you guys are paying for
gasoline.... but here in California we are also
paying higher, up to $3.50 per gallon. But my line
of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now, so
here are some tricks to get more of your money's
worth for every gallon.
Here at the Kinder Morgan Pipeline where I work in
San Jose , CA we deliver about 4 million gallons in
a 24-hour period thru the pipeline. One day is
diesel, the next day is jet fuel, and gasoline,
regular and premium grades. We have 34-storage tanks here
with a total capacity of 16,800,000 gallons.
Only buy or fill up your car or truck 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 more dense the gasoline. When it gets warmer,
gasoline 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 gasoline, diesel and jet
fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an
important role. A 1-degree 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 gas tank is HALF FULL (or HALF EMPTY - however
you want to look at it). The reason for this is, the
more gas you have in your tank, the less air
occupying its empty space. Gasoline evaporates
faster than you can imagine. Gasoline storage tanks
have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as
zero clearance between the gas and the atmosphere,
so it minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service
stations, here where I work, every truck that we
load is temperature compensated so that every gallon
is actually the exact amount.
Another reminder, if there is a gasoline truck
pumping into the storage tanks when you stop to buy
gas, DO NOT fill up--most likely the gasoline is
being stirred up as the gas 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 most value for
your money.
DO SHARE THESE TIPS WITH OTHERS!
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Published 1/9/08 ALT MSN Group
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