Bottom-mounted Pressure Gauge
Bought and installed this today. I’m a curious dummy and pulled the little metal pressure release valve. Some glycerin came out. Did I ruin my brand new gauge?
Gauge glycerin leak
- Thread starter Thormus
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Bought and installed this today. I’m a curious dummy and pulled the little metal pressure release valve. Some glycerin came out. Did I ruin my brand new gauge?
Naw, you didn't hurt it. It's typical for a little glycerin to come out when you vent the gauge.
It doesn't actually need the glycerin to work. It's more of a dampening agent than anything else.
It doesn't actually need the glycerin to work. It's more of a dampening agent than anything else.
- May 23, 2015
- 25,674
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
No but your not supposed to remove that or fiddle with it. That gauge should only be installed in the vertical configuration so that gauge face is facing the operator.
Well it’s in the horizontal position. Do I need to buy the other gauge? The one I replaced was also in the wrong configuration.
- May 23, 2015
- 25,674
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
If the port for the gauge is in the horizontal position (sticking out towards the user), then you need a gauge with a rear facing threaded connector. Otherwise the glycerin could leak out of the gauge.
- Feb 6, 2015
- 7,787
- Pool Size
- 12300
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
As Matt said, it should be mounted vertically. You could try using a 1/4" street elbow or a nipple and 90* elbow to mount it vertically.
I bought the other one. Thank you all for your help. I should have asked first I keep learning things the hard way.
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- Jan 24, 2017
- 3,100
- Pool Size
- 7500
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Matt:
Not to question your wisdom, but i personally do fiddle with the little plunger. Since i have a VSF pump and run low pressures, the barometric changes can affect readings on the low range, sometimes up to 1 lbs. I do this once a week to equalize pressures, im a little OCD.
Agreed. With large temperature changes you need to open it occasionally to equalize. When I got mine, when summer hit it leaked a lot out when I opened it. The first one had a rubber tip I had to cut off so it would vent, I think the one I have now has the little metal plunger you can open and close.
Have you already bought a rear mount? If not, Don't! It doesn't matter which orientation the gauge is in. Yeah, you may lose a little Glycerin out of it, but it won't hurt anything.
- May 23, 2015
- 25,674
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Flying Tivo
TFP Guide
- Jan 24, 2017
- 3,100
- Pool Size
- 7500
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
- May 23, 2015
- 25,674
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Mine is not from TFT. I got it off Amazon. Mine has never needed to be “vented”. I’m guessing we have slightly different styles.
