Today I went to get two propane tanks filled. One is a 50 lb tank and the other is a 25 lb tank. The first time they tried to swindle me was they asked if I wanted the large tank with 12 gallons. I said fill it normally. When they tried to fill it, I told them it already had 4.7 gallons showing on the meter. Then they reset it to zero. The first attempted swindle. I noticed the machine automatically shut off at 11 gallons for the larger tank, I am sure he would have charged me for 12 if I had not noticed.
Then he filled the second smaller tank ( no need to reset to zero) and we had a total number of gallons after he filled both tanks. He then calculated the normal amounts charged for filling each tank without even checking the meter! I calculated the fee using the amount of gallons delivered and another surprise, he was about 150 pesos higher!!. I disputed his total and he said, Oh, you are correct. The second attempt at a swindle. Then of course they didn't have the exact change so we worked it out and I was only shorted one peso. (They don't have mints to give back for change like they do at the Supermarket)
The above tactics are often practiced by gasoline attendants, but propane is easier for them to swindle you since you have to compute that total price from the gallons measured and the price per gallon because the price does not show up on the meter as it does for gasoline. Always check the zero and their math.
I also have a question: What is the normal amount of propane in gallons that can be put into each tank size when the tanks are empty?
Then he filled the second smaller tank ( no need to reset to zero) and we had a total number of gallons after he filled both tanks. He then calculated the normal amounts charged for filling each tank without even checking the meter! I calculated the fee using the amount of gallons delivered and another surprise, he was about 150 pesos higher!!. I disputed his total and he said, Oh, you are correct. The second attempt at a swindle. Then of course they didn't have the exact change so we worked it out and I was only shorted one peso. (They don't have mints to give back for change like they do at the Supermarket)
The above tactics are often practiced by gasoline attendants, but propane is easier for them to swindle you since you have to compute that total price from the gallons measured and the price per gallon because the price does not show up on the meter as it does for gasoline. Always check the zero and their math.
I also have a question: What is the normal amount of propane in gallons that can be put into each tank size when the tanks are empty?