TIPS ON PUMPING GAS (Good information)

I don't know what you guys are paying for gasoline.... but here
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 ha ve 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 gaso line, 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. 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 i s 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 m oney.


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