Mga bros, please read..... baka makatulong din ito sa atin para makatipid tayo
sa patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng gasolina..( sabi ni Cerilo..buti pa ang
presyo ng gasolina tumataas....) hekhekhek!
Tips on Filling Up your Vehicles...
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.
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 1degree 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
maximum value for your money.
DO SHARE THESE TIPS WITH OTHERS! LET'S SHARE INFORMATION AND BENEFIT ALL,
FOR THE BETTER OF MANKIND.
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