Ask a petrolium tech
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Ask a petrolium tech
I made this thread over on m.net a while back, thought I should post it here too...
I repair/install dispensers, POS equipment, tanks, monitoring equipment, etc.
I work on pretty much everything to do from the time the fuel leaves the truck to the time it enters your car, including the POS systems.
I cover WI, IL, MN, and MI up.
I work on all brands and sizes of stations, from the 32 lane truck stops to the single dispenser at the end of a boat dock.
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I repair/install dispensers, POS equipment, tanks, monitoring equipment, etc.
I work on pretty much everything to do from the time the fuel leaves the truck to the time it enters your car, including the POS systems.
I cover WI, IL, MN, and MI up.
I work on all brands and sizes of stations, from the 32 lane truck stops to the single dispenser at the end of a boat dock.
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#5
State inspectors check ethonal content, and they send samples to a central lab that does testing. Usually once a year for most places.
The underground tanks are sealed, it's not like leaving an open gas can out for months.
When a new station is built, the fuel sits in the tanks for ~3+ months before they open without issue.
#7
Old pumps where really easy to steal from, the newer ones, not so much. Some of them you could literally stick a screwdriver in from the outside and stop it from counting.
The new code is 42
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Many people don't realize the mid-grade is a mix of the regular and premium. I watched a guy fill up with mid-grade when the premium pump was out of order due to empty tank.
Many people don't realize the mid-grade is a mix of the regular and premium. I watched a guy fill up with mid-grade when the premium pump was out of order due to empty tank.
#9
Not so much anymore. Most stations in the midwest have a dedicated tank for midgrade. But veries by the regian.
if the pumps blend and 1 of the grades doesnt work, it stops after about 1/4 gallon and thows an error.
And an empty tank is about the least common reason for a station to disable an entire grade.
#12
You're argument is not valid, please try again.
Providing no issues at the local distributor, a station can get gas delivered in 1-3hrs depending on location. Obviously if there's other issues it has to come from farther away and takes longer.
Tank monitors can be setup to send an alert to the trucking company when the tanks get low. Bypassing the overworked and underpaid manager who DNGAF about anything.
Trucks run 24/7/365.
I've worked at stations that get 8, yes 8, truckloads a day and don't run out....
#14
One of the many things it could be. Usually something like that gets caught by the site/truck driver and get handled within a couple hrs, before the state gets there.
Stupid truck drivers cause issues, stupid transfer station operators others, stupid stupid cause lots of issues, broken parts cause most of the issues.
Last year a truck driver dumped a load of gas into 3 manifolded 30k diesel tanks... Something like 60k of diesel/gas mix was pumped out and the truck stop was opened 4hrs later.
That was a stupid transfer station employee who loaded the truck wrong.
Stupid truck drivers cause issues, stupid transfer station operators others, stupid stupid cause lots of issues, broken parts cause most of the issues.
Last year a truck driver dumped a load of gas into 3 manifolded 30k diesel tanks... Something like 60k of diesel/gas mix was pumped out and the truck stop was opened 4hrs later.
That was a stupid transfer station employee who loaded the truck wrong.
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I have a local station that regularly dispenses water with gas. They told me it was not possible. Then I pumped 5 gallons I to a clear container- 25% water. They took it from me and intimidated me with 5 huge *************. Corporate didn't care and deferred me to the owner, who denied all.. What's my next move?
I'm convinced they are trying to balance the perfect ratio water to gas, without being caught.
single cylinder motorcycles are much more sensitive to this than the average honda accord.
I'm convinced they are trying to balance the perfect ratio water to gas, without being caught.
single cylinder motorcycles are much more sensitive to this than the average honda accord.
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Wait....
From what i understand all local stations buy from the local refinery. Say it be, metro Detroit all the gas at all the different brands of stations buy fuel form Marathon refinery(which i can see from my house BTW). Or if it's local Toledo then all the stations in that area get their gas from BP. The only difference being that at the end of the line a special additive for that particular brand gets added. And that's that. Am i wrong?
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Also, Test your own gas.
From what i understand all local stations buy from the local refinery. Say it be, metro Detroit all the gas at all the different brands of stations buy fuel form Marathon refinery(which i can see from my house BTW). Or if it's local Toledo then all the stations in that area get their gas from BP. The only difference being that at the end of the line a special additive for that particular brand gets added. And that's that. Am i wrong?
Edit*
Also, Test your own gas.
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I have a local station that regularly dispenses water with gas. They told me it was not possible. Then I pumped 5 gallons I to a clear container- 25% water. They took it from me and intimidated me with 5 huge *************. Corporate didn't care and deferred me to the owner, who denied all.. What's my next move?
I'm convinced they are trying to balance the perfect ratio water to gas, without being caught.
single cylinder motorcycles are much more sensitive to this than the average honda accord.
I'm convinced they are trying to balance the perfect ratio water to gas, without being caught.
single cylinder motorcycles are much more sensitive to this than the average honda accord.
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