TIPS FOR SHARING

This is a message received from a friend:
"I don't know what you guys are paying for petrol... but here in Durban,we are also paying higher,up to 47.35 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's 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 thru 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."

TIPS ON FILLING YOUR VEHICLES

1)ONLY BUY OR FILL UP YOUR CAR OR BIKKIE 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 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 play an important role.A 1(one)
degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business.
But the service stations do not have temperature
compensation at the pumps.

2)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.

3)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.

4)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.

DO SHARE THESE TIPS WITH OTHERS!
LET’S SHARE INFORMATION AND BENEFIT ALL,
FOR THE BETTER OF MANKIND.

FROM RAZIMA WITH LOVE