Some Tricks To Get More Of Your Money's Worth For Every Litre Of Petrol You Buy.
1) Only buy or fill up your car in the early morning
when the ground temperature is still cold.Remember that all Service Stations have their storage tanks buried beneath the ground. The colder the ground the more dense the fuel.
When it gets warmer petrol expands, so buying in the
afternoon or evening .......... your litre is not exactly a litre.
In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and
the temperature of the petrol, diesel, jet fuel, ethanol
and other petroleum products play an important role. A one degree rise in temperature is a big deal in this
business but the Service Stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.
2) When you are filling up (ask the Igala Pump Attendant) 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 into 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 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. If there is a fuel truck pumping into 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 dirt that normally settles on the bottom.
Hope this will help you get the most value for your money.
1) Remember to always fill your car when the tank
shows
'half'.
2) Always fill up in the early morning.
3) Always fill up in slow mode.
when the ground temperature is still cold.Remember that all Service Stations have their storage tanks buried beneath the ground. The colder the ground the more dense the fuel.
When it gets warmer petrol expands, so buying in the
afternoon or evening .......... your litre is not exactly a litre.
In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and
the temperature of the petrol, diesel, jet fuel, ethanol
and other petroleum products play an important role. A one degree rise in temperature is a big deal in this
business but the Service Stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.
2) When you are filling up (ask the Igala Pump Attendant) 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 into 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 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. If there is a fuel truck pumping into 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 dirt that normally settles on the bottom.
Hope this will help you get the most value for your money.
1) Remember to always fill your car when the tank
shows
'half'.
2) Always fill up in the early morning.
3) Always fill up in slow mode.
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