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izzy Shrimp Lover

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Hi All,

Can someone tell me why my first gauge is displaying 140 psi (Max)? This happens whether the co2 bottle is turned on or off.

Secondly, is it still safe to use? It still works but i'm just a little concerned.

Co2 regulator etc NOOB here. :(

Please see pictures below.

Co2 OFF

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Co2 ON

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Cheers,

Izzy

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That's not right, the low pressure gauge on your reg should be reading the pressure coming out of the regulator into your tank, when the tank is off it should read zero. My guess would be that the gauge is faulty & if I've learnt anything from scuba diving it that you shouldn't use anything that's faulty in any way when dealing with high pressure, cause it may fail at any time & that could be catastrophic. It probably won't but you can't be sure & you don't want the gauge let go & end up having parts go flying across the room & potentially injure somebody. I don't mean to scare you but I've seen some bad things happen when high pressure stuff lets go. :encouragement:

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Thanks for that Squiggle.

It was purchased a month or so ago and i never had the co2 bottle to test it until today.

Ahh well...my bad for not testing it right away when i received it. Guess i better save up for another one :)

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I wouldn't go buying another one until you check whether you can get it repaired. I'm sure some place like BOC would know where you can get it repaired & tested, it may just need the low pressure gauge to be recalibrated or replaced. I'd look at doing that first, probably cost less than a new one. :encouragement:

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Actually, after having a look at it again, try unscrewing the knob on the front all the way & open the tap to the tank a few turns, then slowly turn the CO2 from the tank back on & see if the reading comes down, the low pressure side adjustment might be turned up too much causing that reading. With most regs the more you screw the low pressure knob in the higher the pressure. Let me know how that goes. :encouragement:

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I asked Oli from Aquotix (as he just mows everything)...his response

Have to find someone over there to do it if they are competent....Problem could also happen when jolted / dropped .....

They have to carefully remove the silver bezel that holds the glass on... Then grab the needle (hand) with a pair of pliers around the round central part and gently pull it off the pin.... Then push it back on the pin in the right place - no need to be accurate.... Roughly zero will do

Hope this helps ?

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I asked Oli from Aquotix (as he just mows everything)...his response

Have to find someone over there to do it if they are competent....Problem could also happen when jolted / dropped .....

They have to carefully remove the silver bezel that holds the glass on... Then grab the needle (hand) with a pair of pliers around the round central part and gently pull it off the pin.... Then push it back on the pin in the right place - no need to be accurate.... Roughly zero will do

Hope this helps ?

Not sure if this will work BB, if you look in pic two it looks like the needle is held in place with a Allen head screw/bolt & if you try to undo that you might throw the calibration of the internals out. :dejection: But I think Oli is right & the needle is out of calibration as it does move a bit between being pressurized & zero pressure on the high pressure guage but I wouldn't like to speculate as to what has caused it &, if it has been dropped, what internal parts have been weakened or broken, anything pressurized above 1 Bar can be extremely dangerous if damaged. :encouragement:

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Hi All,Just so everyone knows, this worked like a treat. I have no clue why the needle was out of place. It was a ***** taking off the silver bezel though.Thank you BB for the info.Cheers,Izzy

I asked Oli from Aquotix (as he just mows everything)...his responseHave to find someone over there to do it if they are competent....Problem could also happen when jolted / dropped .....They have to carefully remove the silver bezel that holds the glass on... Then grab the needle (hand) with a pair of pliers around the round central part and gently pull it off the pin.... Then push it back on the pin in the right place - no need to be accurate.... Roughly zero will doHope this helps ?
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