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LPG gauge


Hi,

 

my gauge glass was fading, so I couldnt read it, used some toothpaste and now a bit better.

i noticed my needle isnt moving, I used the bottle for the bbq and it was 3/4 full.

does anyone know if the needle not moving can be fixed, before I spend money to buy another one ?



-- Edited by Brianvicki on Wednesday 22nd of May 2024 04:22:04 PM

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Have 2 sitting in my workshop, got rid of my gas problems by ditching them.

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by the look of the picture might be time for a new just to be on the safe side

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They are not worth having ie more trouble than worth - I originally got them just to determine how much gas was left, but nowdays I pretty much know how much is left by time off grid.

I use a small notice white board that I write time and date on every time I change over bottles. I have two bottles mounted on drawbar and only use one bottle at a time.

Replacements are cheap as chips at the big green shed, so not worth rehabilitating IMO.

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Those gauges are pressure gauges and measure the pressure in the cylinder.
The pressure in the cylinder will remain relatively constant (at constant ambient temperature) while there is still some liquefied gas in the cylinder.
The gauge reading will only start to decrease when there is no liquid remaining in the cylinder at which point you are almost empty and just using the residual gas.



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Brianvicki wrote:

Hi,

 

my gauge glass was fading, so I couldnt read it, used some toothpaste and now a bit better.

i noticed my needle isnt moving, I used the bottle for the bbq and it was 3/4 full.

does anyone know if the needle not moving can be fixed, before I spend money to buy another one ?



-- Edited by Brianvicki on Wednesday 22nd of May 2024 04:22:04 PM


If you press down on the gas safety gauge to reset it and it does not give a reading then it is faulty and needs to be changed.

I see here, what most don't understand, is fitting these devices slightly reduces the flow pressure to the appliances.

So you simply need to adjust the gas flow to be slightly higher, which is why so many users report problems after fitting these devices.

Check the stove burners for yellow tips in the flame and adjust the gas flow accordingly to get a strong blue flame.

The gas bottle pressure regulator is normally adjustable, and how to do this is covered in other posts on this forum.

Otherwise do a search on YouTube.

 

 



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,mine simply clogged up over time[wax?] Not worth the trouble.

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