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Tank Pressure Gauge

KP01

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Hi,

I'm not really new to the sport but this is my first time buying equipment. I bought a new tank a couple of days back and today I noticed that the face of the pressure gauge was cracked, I'm just wondering whether this will affect the tank or not? Mainly whether the reading on the gauge is correct. I have a feeling that it isn't because it is currently reading 0psi but my marker airs up and I have shot it about half a dozen times.

Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks :)

Kiel
 

Magic Rat

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Depends on how bad the crack is,if its touching the needle then its Fooked.
Some have a tiny hole in the glass to let any pressure out.
Buy a new one or ask for a second hand one on here.
 

KP01

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Depends on how bad the crack is,if its touching the needle then its Fooked.
Some have a tiny hole in the glass to let any pressure out.
Buy a new one or ask for a second hand one on here.
It doesn't appear to be touching the needle.
It also doesn't appear to be a feature to allow pressure to escape either.
This was a brand new tank.
 

Magic Rat

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If its brand new ask for a new one,they just unscrew with a spanner.
Send it back ask for a replacement.
Small amount of PTFE plumbers tape and you are good to go,just on the upper part of the thread ,so as not to get into the reg.
 
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Tom

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The crack does not matter, under the glass there is no pressure
Not having the right pressure shown by the needle is not a real problem, as long as you don't fill by it and attempt to get to to show 3000 or 4500psi as applicable (but you of course cannot overfill a bottle unless you are using the wrong fill station)

It's simple to replace the gauge

But a new bottle with a broken and/or non functioning gauge is something you can get sorted from the retailer
 
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KP01

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Thanks for the replies.

I've got in touch with the retailer and should hopefully hear back from them tomorrow :)

@tommikka - that's what I was concerned about. It just seems odd that the gauge shows no pressure but I still managed to get the marker to fire >.>