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Re: Regulator gauge

To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
Subject: Re: Regulator gauge
From: Dave Gomberg <gomberg at wcf_com>
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 06:40:36 -0800
In-Reply-To: <200103040848.DAA05424 at actwin_com>

At 03:48 AM 3/4/01 -0500, you wrote:
>My bottle fell over damaging a gauge. I expected a 5 minute job, ooooooh
>nooooo, nothing that easy. My damn regulator has a left hand thread, WHY?
>Anyone run into this and found a simple fix? I did not notice any left hand
>thread gauges in the grainger book. Is there a left/right nipple or adapter
>1/4" npt?

This is standard in regulator construction for safety reasons.   All the 
high pressure side has left hand threads and the low pressure side has 
right hand threads so you don't mess up and screw something into the wrong 
hole, thus blowing up something that was not designed to handle the high 
pressure.  All high pressure gauges will have left hand theads.  You will 
find it easier to find a left hand thread gauge of the right capacity than 
a right hand thread.   Ask the maker of your regulator about spare parts.

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Dave Gomberg, San Francisco            mailto:gomberg at wcf_com
NEW Planted Aquaria Magazine:        http://www.wcf.com/pam
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