When you go to a gas station what are you Looming for.
1) good price: they definitely have this. As the banner says, they beat Costco prices
2) convenient: It is freeway close and the gas line is parallel to the road. And one driveway is attached to an intersection, while the other driveway is not and closer to the freeway. So when customers come from the freeway they use one driveway and then they don't, they use the other driveway. They really need make their driveways directional or make one set of pumps East entry and the other west entry. Otherwise during busy times it can be quite the traffic jam
3) fast: I have seen some places advertise how clean their lines are which results in a fast pumping of gas. Never really thought much about it until today. I was at the gas station for over 15 min. That is how long it took the person before me to finish pumping, me to maneuver out of the way so they could leave, pull in and fill up. Never waited that long for only 2 people to fill up.
Lastly I would like the pump to work properly. I read somewhere that you should use the first pump lock rather than the second/top lock out. In theory it causes for less air/waste going through the lines. No idea if true but I always do it. I think this caused the gas to flow soo slowly that it failed to properly trigger the auto shutoff. It did shut off but when I pulled the hose out, gas game pouring out of my gas tank. When I looked at the amount that was pumped it was almost a full gallon more than the most I have ever put into my tank. (So much for my savings). I did not see this happen to the person before me or the people around me so I assume it was just my low flow pumping method combined with lines that are already flowing really slowly.
Anyway, in a pinch I may go back and try a different pump. Hopefully they will go clean their lines to allow the gas to flow faster. read more