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From: Foster City, CA
Originally Posted by lowbdgtmechanic
ATTENTION!!
okay, i just talk to one of our engineers here. they design plumbing and fire protection piping...anyways according to him, base from fire protection laws, gas doesnt stay in the hose, meaning when you cut it nothing will come out...once the sensor from the nozzle sense the pressure, you hear it clicks. that triggers the shut-off valve from the tank down there and it does vacuum the gas that has left in the hose. You probably will get a couple of drops from the last gas...
i wish he's the one explaining here. i did my best to explain what i found out...
okay, i just talk to one of our engineers here. they design plumbing and fire protection piping...anyways according to him, base from fire protection laws, gas doesnt stay in the hose, meaning when you cut it nothing will come out...once the sensor from the nozzle sense the pressure, you hear it clicks. that triggers the shut-off valve from the tank down there and it does vacuum the gas that has left in the hose. You probably will get a couple of drops from the last gas...
i wish he's the one explaining here. i did my best to explain what i found out...
this has been covered before. the pump should put out nothing for the first few moments you're using it becuase the excess in the lines (at least inside of the pumping station) is sucked back into the tank after you finish. that's what all the delay is from when the thing beeps to when you start pumping. it's because the last bit was sucked back down.
my question is how do you know if you really got 9 gallons of something?...i think when you pump gas, let say 10 gallons, you really get 9.8 in your tank(ex.)...just wondering, because sometimes i feel jipped 
Well, I just got a reply back from Shell customer care. It is pretty generic, but I will post it anyway. I was hoping for a more technical answer, but at least I got a response.
"HELLO,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INQUIRY, THE PUMPS ARE MADE TO MAKE SURE THAT
GAS WILL NOT BE MIXED.
SHELL CUSTOMER CARE"
"HELLO,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INQUIRY, THE PUMPS ARE MADE TO MAKE SURE THAT
GAS WILL NOT BE MIXED.
SHELL CUSTOMER CARE"
Originally Posted by Reducer
Well, I just got a reply back from Shell customer care. It is pretty generic, but I will post it anyway. I was hoping for a more technical answer, but at least I got a response.
"HELLO,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INQUIRY, THE PUMPS ARE MADE TO MAKE SURE THAT
GAS WILL NOT BE MIXED.
SHELL CUSTOMER CARE"
"HELLO,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INQUIRY, THE PUMPS ARE MADE TO MAKE SURE THAT
GAS WILL NOT BE MIXED.
SHELL CUSTOMER CARE"
"SEARCH, you newb!"
