Best U Gauge?

[dcollie87]

Need a new U gauge...

Is the Regin one with the blue liquid worth the money?

Any others that people like?

The ones that stand up on their own look handy but maybe not when in a tight space. Anyone have experience with these?


Dave

 

[Rickster123]

Regin 45 premier would be my choice!

 

[AWheating]

i would say it depends on how well you think you can look after them. easy come easy go or last a life time, whats your gravy?

 

[Whn1]

Regin premier all day long

 

[dancinplumba]

Any,it's just a water gauge after all

 

[rob2048]

The regin one is so much Easyer to see its worth the extra

 

[AWheating]

The regin one is so much Easyer to see its worth the extra

put your glasses on

 

[dancinplumba]

The regin one is so much Easyer to see its worth the extra

You spends ya money

 

[Linkyplumb]

I have various ones. Regin premier 45 is the main one, but also a bog standard 12 and 24 inch water ones. Tend to use the one on my fga more and more nowadays

 

[dancinplumba]

Have a yellow one and a big grey one

 

[Mike Jackson]

The regin one is so much Easyer to see its worth the extra

Regin do a blue fluid that is the same specific gravity as water so you can use it in any water gauge. Regin premier is the one I use the most although my favourite is my J gauge. Makes me feel like croppie when I'm using it because it's so tall.


RIMG0001-1 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr

 

[AWheating]

Have a yellow one and a big grey one

still takin about u gauges?

 

[dancinplumba]

still takin about u gauges?

Yep an am going to get me some of that blue fluid that mike is on about..... Do you snort it ?

 

[mickie]

i have a regin and the case is falling to bits, still want to keep it though as i just think the thing will get scratched to bits without it..what do you guys do with it ? just hoy it out ?

 

[Mike Jackson]

I chucked my case years ago. The metal part is scratched to blazes but the acrylic section is fine. The acrylic section has actually come away from the metal part now, I keep meaning to stick it back together but it's working fine and I keep not getting round to it.

 

[Dotty]

Regin do a blue fluid that is the same specific gravity as water so you can use it in any water gauge. Regin premier is the one I use the most although my favourite is my J gauge. Makes me feel like croppie when I'm using it because it's so tall.


RIMG0001-1 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr

Everyone should feel like me. Then you'll what a fascinating world I live in......

 

[CES]

I got tired of blowing the water out of my gauge very 3rd house I went to so I eventually got a Regin premier. 7yrs later and its still going strong (although the blue fluid is a tad expensive when you need to top up!)

 

[Koogatubac]

I sold my regin premier to a fella on here, their expensive and worth the money! I sold mine because i didnt want to damage it though lol

I bought a flexi rothenberger one instead which is great picked a 45mb one for £30 on fleabay

 

[stevetheplumber]

i had a flexi one and hated it after it started to curve up regin every time now easy to see and nearly impossible to loose the fluid needs £8 of fluid every 18months or so

 

[TBServices]

Another vote for regin here.

 

[Whyme]

regin for me too, although i did manage to blow a load of fluid out testing lpg even though your not supposed to be able...do they do a bigger one than the 45mbr one.

 

[villa_tom]

I've got an electronic anton apm140 and its brilliant. No fluid spilling anywhere and its even got a light on it incase your in poor light

I've got a rothenberger water one as well incase my other one ever breaks, but its not let me down yet

 

[ian jenkinson]

regin every time, and no callibration charges

 

[brady]

I love my monument one!! Can you put a little bright yellow ldf in the water to add colour? or does that mess up the readings in some way?

 

[Mike Jackson]

regin for me too, although i did manage to blow a load of fluid out testing lpg even though your not supposed to be able...do they do a bigger one than the 45mbr one.

That's why I use the J gauge. 45 mbar isn't always enough to test the lock up pressure of a regulator. I stick the J gauge on outside for tightness testing, lock up and working pressure and use my premier inside for pressures at the appliances.

 

[dcollie87]

Thanks Everyone. Regin Premier 45 it is then!

 

[pierrot]

Yeh regin premier, although the fluid price is ridiculous.

 

[tamz]

Any guage will do. They all do the same job at just over a tenner for a 12" one it is a no brainer.

 

[gassafe]

I have the Regin 45... I hate those cheap plastic water gauges, they always have air bubbles in and the cheap hose discolours making it difficult to see!

I keep mine in the case! The nice people at Regin sent me out a free of charge one when I asked!!! Can't complain at that

 

[gassafe]

Why do I have this signature on my posts lol! No one else seems to have it!!!

 

[wolvesgas1]

i have just brought a regin 45 gauge second hand but it does not have the instructions with it just wonderind how you fill and zero it

 

[jim fennessey]

ive got a big one too

 

[Ermintrude]

Got to merchants buy regin fluid and say you bought a gauge but no instructions could they photo copy some for u?

 

[Whyme]

i put my fluid in the blue left part at top,unscrew the grub screw bottom left about half way thats how you zero it by screwing it in. put a bit of fluid at a time though cos it has to drip through. remember aswell put the tube on the left only and take the bung tube off both whilst doin a test..

 

[salplumb]

I got given a cheap gauge, tube was a bit grubby, so just put some diluted bleach in, cleaned up a treat, and you can use a bit of food colouring if you want to make it a bit more noticeable, i also use a syringe to fill and that's a lot easier