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HOW TO FILL AT THE ALPINE SCHOOL DISTRICT STATION IN LINDON
These instructions were compiled for the instructions on the pumps, and from information received directly from engineers of the pump manufacturer, and are only useful for filling at this station. These may or may not apply at any other CNG station.
Pre-requisite: You must have a Utah State Official Fuel & Service Card (GasCard)
(See John Mitton's sticky on how to acquire on of these.)
Step 1: Select a Pump and Connect the Nozzle
Pull up to an open pump (5 or 6) and TURN OFF YOUR CAR. Remove the refueling nozzle from the holder and connect it to your vehicle's receptacle. DO NOT LIFT THE PUMP HANDLE YET!
Step 2: Authorize Your Card.
Go to the little white booth. Inside is the state fueling card reader. You will need your state GasCard, PIN, current mileage and pump number you are connected to. Scan your card and follow the prompts.
DO NOT PROCEED UNTIL THE READER SAYS "AUTHORIZED"!
UPDATE: If the card reader ever prompts you with "PUMP HANDLE NUMBER", there is a unknown problem with that pump that you will not be able to get around. Please call the number on the card reader to report it and try the other pump.
Step 3: Open the Nozzle Valve
Contrary to the procedures used for other pump types, these pumps need to have the valve open before you lift the handle. This is not specified in the instructions at the pump, but I personally called and talked to a Sulzer (now GreenField) Engineer specifically about this sequence. You WILL NOT break the pump by following these steps. Want to verify yourself? Call GreenField Compression
Step 4: Lift the Pump Handle Up
The pump totals zero and refueling begins. Observe the progress of the refueling on the "% of Fill" LCD. You know the pump is complete when the "% of Fill" starts flashing, regardless of whether it has reached 100% or not.
Step 5: Close the Nozzle Valve
You won't be able to remove the nozzle from your vehicle until the valve is closed.
Step 6: Disconnect the Nozzle from Your Vehicle
Push in at the back of the nozzle while you pull back on the release ring to disconnect the nozzle.
Step 7: Lower the Pump Handle and Return the Nozzle
Turn the pump handle down and return the refueling nozzle to the holder.
Step 8: Pray that the next guy knows how to follow instructions ;-)
Additional Notes:
As of this writing, both pumps 5 and 6 were operational.
As has been stated here before, if you lift the pump handle before you authorize your card, it will not authorize. If you keep doing that, it will shut the pumps down requiring Questar to come and reset the system.
These pumps use a staged pressure sequencing system and do not work the same as most other pumps. When you lift the pump handle the stage sequencing begins. If the nozzle valve is not open, the pump will sense that the pressure is equalized, assume filling is complete and stop the sequencing. You will not be able to fill until you start all over.
I compiled these instructions because I, like many of you, want to use these pumps properly to maintain access and usability to this well-working station. I have been criticized on these forums before for suggesting you should open the valve before lifting the handle. Why? because “someone heard” that this is why the Spingville pumps are breaking (which very well could be the case) and therefore it will break these pumps too. But these are completely different pumps and compressors, made by a different manufacturer. So I decided to get a straight answer from the source, and I figure others would like to know the facts, not hearsay. Feel free to disagree with me, but this is how I will be filling at this station.
Mac
These instructions were compiled for the instructions on the pumps, and from information received directly from engineers of the pump manufacturer, and are only useful for filling at this station. These may or may not apply at any other CNG station.
Pre-requisite: You must have a Utah State Official Fuel & Service Card (GasCard)
(See John Mitton's sticky on how to acquire on of these.)
Step 1: Select a Pump and Connect the Nozzle
Pull up to an open pump (5 or 6) and TURN OFF YOUR CAR. Remove the refueling nozzle from the holder and connect it to your vehicle's receptacle. DO NOT LIFT THE PUMP HANDLE YET!
Step 2: Authorize Your Card.
Go to the little white booth. Inside is the state fueling card reader. You will need your state GasCard, PIN, current mileage and pump number you are connected to. Scan your card and follow the prompts.
DO NOT PROCEED UNTIL THE READER SAYS "AUTHORIZED"!
UPDATE: If the card reader ever prompts you with "PUMP HANDLE NUMBER", there is a unknown problem with that pump that you will not be able to get around. Please call the number on the card reader to report it and try the other pump.
Step 3: Open the Nozzle Valve
Contrary to the procedures used for other pump types, these pumps need to have the valve open before you lift the handle. This is not specified in the instructions at the pump, but I personally called and talked to a Sulzer (now GreenField) Engineer specifically about this sequence. You WILL NOT break the pump by following these steps. Want to verify yourself? Call GreenField Compression
Step 4: Lift the Pump Handle Up
The pump totals zero and refueling begins. Observe the progress of the refueling on the "% of Fill" LCD. You know the pump is complete when the "% of Fill" starts flashing, regardless of whether it has reached 100% or not.
Step 5: Close the Nozzle Valve
You won't be able to remove the nozzle from your vehicle until the valve is closed.
Step 6: Disconnect the Nozzle from Your Vehicle
Push in at the back of the nozzle while you pull back on the release ring to disconnect the nozzle.
Step 7: Lower the Pump Handle and Return the Nozzle
Turn the pump handle down and return the refueling nozzle to the holder.
Step 8: Pray that the next guy knows how to follow instructions ;-)
Additional Notes:
As of this writing, both pumps 5 and 6 were operational.
As has been stated here before, if you lift the pump handle before you authorize your card, it will not authorize. If you keep doing that, it will shut the pumps down requiring Questar to come and reset the system.
These pumps use a staged pressure sequencing system and do not work the same as most other pumps. When you lift the pump handle the stage sequencing begins. If the nozzle valve is not open, the pump will sense that the pressure is equalized, assume filling is complete and stop the sequencing. You will not be able to fill until you start all over.
I compiled these instructions because I, like many of you, want to use these pumps properly to maintain access and usability to this well-working station. I have been criticized on these forums before for suggesting you should open the valve before lifting the handle. Why? because “someone heard” that this is why the Spingville pumps are breaking (which very well could be the case) and therefore it will break these pumps too. But these are completely different pumps and compressors, made by a different manufacturer. So I decided to get a straight answer from the source, and I figure others would like to know the facts, not hearsay. Feel free to disagree with me, but this is how I will be filling at this station.
Mac
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