Ratman
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This doesn't say anything about topping off but it is interesting. I got this in an email.
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 rol! e. A 1-degree rise in
> teperature 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. 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!.
>
> Fill up in the morning in the slow mode when your tank is half
> full but not when the tankers are filling the storage tanks.
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 rol! e. A 1-degree rise in
> teperature 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. 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!.
>
> Fill up in the morning in the slow mode when your tank is half
> full but not when the tankers are filling the storage tanks.
