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TIPS
ON PUMPING GAS AND SAVING MONEY
(Good
information)
I
don't know what you are paying for gasoline in your
geographical locations, but in California it
seems to keep rising higher,
up to $3.50 per gallon. BThis advice comes from someone
whose line of work is in petroleum for about 31
years, so here are some tricks to get more of
your
money's worth for every gallon.
Our
Reader says: 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 grade s. 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 play 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.
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.
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