Oom Foe-rie
Race Dog
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TIPS ON FILLING YOUR VECHILES (Good information)
I don't know what you guys are paying for petrol.... but here in
Durban we are also paying higher, up to R7.35 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 bakkie 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.
TIPS ON FILLING YOUR VECHILES (Good information)
I don't know what you guys are paying for petrol.... but here in
Durban we are also paying higher, up to R7.35 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 bakkie 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.
