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Which manometer?
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SimonJohns
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Water : regin profeeiinal
Digi ; testo 510
That's my set up and find it good
Digi ; testo 510
That's my set up and find it good
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Mike Jackson
Regin premier.
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diamondgas
Well I have used for years a basic 12"er ... Does me and my custards fine IMHO 🙂 However now have an electronic tool that became a bit to reliable ....the batteries ran out! Had to revert back to the hand held version that's become harder to see as I've gotten older 🙂
tpi 608 digital manometer £60 + VAT from corgi direct
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Mike Jackson
I've actually got 4 gauges, two regin premier 45 gauges, a REG U30 J gauge and a standard water gauge as back up. My analyser has a built in manometer as well but I don't entirely trust digital manometers.
once you start using a digi, its hard to go back to water. just check it every now and again for accuracy against your u gauge
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diamondgas
I would have to agree ....... However once you've used the digital ones that display the slightest difference in pressure, it becomes intriguing then a fixation as to how accurate they appear to be 🙂
Yes, they break very easily!
The regin 45 premier is nice but requires special fluid which can be a pain. I've got a plumb center digi manometer now which does the job for about £70 i think. Has a timer as well which is handy and like said before, you can see every little move which makes you feel a bit more confident and precise!
battery has lasted ages too
The regin 45 premier is nice but requires special fluid which can be a pain. I've got a plumb center digi manometer now which does the job for about £70 i think. Has a timer as well which is handy and like said before, you can see every little move which makes you feel a bit more confident and precise!
battery has lasted ages too
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kirkgas
yes dont leave water in it in the van during the winter, cause i think the glass tube is about £25, i have one in my gargage that hasnt sen daylight for about 10yrs, (hope there isnt/wasnt water in it when i left it down)
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bantamgas
Can't help with a recommendation but when I went to do my CKR1 and had to use their tackle,they gave me a digi manometer and I had to ask them how to use the damn thing,old technology works,why complicate things?
treat those old eyes to the regin one
if you want a water one the regin premier is a good bit of kit its virtually spillproof and cant blown out if you get over preasure easy to read and using the fluid means it doesnt cloud up
ive just started to use the one in my fga and im definately a fan but waiting for the fga to start can be a pain so unless im using the fga for a flue i use the regin
the glass ones in b lack case are fragile and despite being glass they do go cloudy
the regin is exspensive but its a tool youll use a lot so buy the best
ive just started to use the one in my fga and im definately a fan but waiting for the fga to start can be a pain so unless im using the fga for a flue i use the regin
the glass ones in b lack case are fragile and despite being glass they do go cloudy
the regin is exspensive but its a tool youll use a lot so buy the best
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REDSAW
i dont understand why they cloud over?.
mine is a few years old and i immediately put food dye into it, clear as daylight.
left in the van all winters and never froze?.....£10
mine is a few years old and i immediately put food dye into it, clear as daylight.
left in the van all winters and never froze?.....£10
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TBServices
Agree. Better than all the others and quicker than digital.
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If you want to be really picky, you shouldn't put any additive such as dye in the water. The weight of the water in the "high" column exactly balances the pressure in the "low" column, provided it is pure water with a relative density of 1, and the graduations on the scale are based on this. Adding anything to the water changes the relative density so the graduations are no longer accurate. However, as water out of the tap is rarely pure, I suspect the error effect of adding traces of dye is close to the square root of nothing.
The Regin fluid is expensive partly because it has to be a closely controlled relative density to match the shape and graduations of the tube.
I must get out more.
The Regin fluid is expensive partly because it has to be a closely controlled relative density to match the shape and graduations of the tube.
I must get out more.
I have a bog standard 12" water guage for low pressure stuff which i treat with respect as i would any instrument. I ensure that it gets its tube bleached monthly,refilled with clear water,zero'ed etc and have my own patented (!) device to stop the slcale flying up and down in the case thus ensuring accurate zero'ing and direct reading.
I also have the taller 36" water guage and also a 120mb high(er) sg self zero'ing J guage.
In my gas sniffing kit i have the luxury of a GMI Gassurveyor 1000 and also a Gastech Hydrogen fueledFlame ionisation detector.
I also have the taller 36" water guage and also a 120mb high(er) sg self zero'ing J guage.
In my gas sniffing kit i have the luxury of a GMI Gassurveyor 1000 and also a Gastech Hydrogen fueledFlame ionisation detector.
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sparra1100
ive got a red rothenberger one,with plastic tube, clean it now and again, its brill gunner use some rad clean in it next time and anti freeze in the water for winter works fine for me
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grahamgas
For me
Regin premier 45 and 60 ( as I do lpg),
And also old water 24" and 12" as spares.
Only use the one in fga for standing or working pressures, as it is a bit fiddly doing a let by test with old ecvs etc.
One good thing in using an fga is you can cya by printing out tightness test results.
Regin premier 45 and 60 ( as I do lpg),
And also old water 24" and 12" as spares.
Only use the one in fga for standing or working pressures, as it is a bit fiddly doing a let by test with old ecvs etc.
One good thing in using an fga is you can cya by printing out tightness test results.
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Bernie2
I used abbirko glass tube gauges, new tubes are fairly cheap, but you can get years out of a glass tube if your careful.
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