Tank Pressure Gauge

[KP01]

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]

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]

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]

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.

 

[Tom]

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

 

[KP01]

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 >.>