Something to share with you.
TIPS ON FILLING YOUR CAR(S) (Good information)
I don't know what you guys are paying for petrol... But here
in Durban we are also paying higher, up to RM7.35 per litre.
But my line of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now,
so here are some tricks to get more of your money worth for
every litre. Here at the Marian Hill Pipeline where I work in
Durban, we deliver about 4 million litres in a 24-hour period
through the pipeline. One day is diesel the next day is jet
fuel, and petrol, LRP and Unleaded. We have 34-storage tanks
here with a total capacity of 16,800,000 litres.
Only buy or fill up your car or bikes 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 fuel, when
it gets warmer petrol expands, so buying in the afternoon or
in the evening... Your litre is not exactly a litre. In the
petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature
of the petrol, 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 vapours that are created while you are pumping. All hoses
at the pump have a vapour return. If you are pumping on the
fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes
vapour. Those vapours 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, here
where I work, every truck that we load is temperature
compensated so that every litre 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 most value for your money.
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