Damaged CO2 regulator

[BackToBasics]

Okay, just done a daft thing and knocked over my co2 bottle by moving the keg it was attached to. It landed on its side completely destroying the guage on the regulator that tells you how full the bottle is.

There was no sudden escaping of gas and I can't hear anything leaking out so I don't think I've lost/losing any gas but I'm not sure whether it's a good idea leaving it hooked up.
So, questions...

1. Assuming there's no gas escaping, I take it I'm okay to leave it connected? I was hoping to carbonate my kolsch over the next week while I'm away.

2. Any idea if I can get a replacent guage? I've found a few places selling the guage for keg side pressure but I'm struggling to find one for canister pressure. Possibly because I don't know exactly what I'm looking for.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Half the battle is finding the right search terms - if you can identify something similar then you 've got a fighting chance of locating one.
Does it look like one of these?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/MRbrew-Pressure-Replacement-Homebrewing-Regulator/dp/B077M4VXCR

 

[BackToBasics]

Half the battle is finding the right search terms - if you can identify something similar then you 've got a fighting chance of locating one.
Does it look like one of these?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/MRbrew-Pressure-Replacement-Homebrewing-Regulator/dp/B077M4VXCRView attachment 48083

Yeah, that's pretty much it other than the nice little pictures I've got on mine to give an idea of when to replace. Sadly out of stock though.

There are gauges on eBay that say they are for argon but I'm assuming a pressure gauge is a pressure gauge regardless of what gas it's measuring?

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Sadly out of stock though

Yes, but the idea is that having found that one, it tells you more what to search for (and the thread size etc).
Personally I would have thought that one for Argon would work equally well so long as the thread and the pressure range were the same.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Do you think that by the time you've found one and priced it up you might be looking at about the same as a new regulator tho....?

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

This is a good price, but you'd have to pay fro shipping from the US

 

[simon12]

I have been using one with that gauge damaged for a while with no issues, that doesn't make it a good idea though.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

I don't want to sound like Mister Elf 'n Safety but years ago I had the fear of God instilled in me in by a workshop safety video on what happens if the valve gets knocked off the top of a gas cylinder - so I always keep mine chained up against the wall

 

[Binkei Huckaback]

With only 9mm plasterboard to attach a chain to, I build myself this to stand my 1.5kh bottle in to stop ot toppling over.

 

[BackToBasics]

Cheers for all the help guys. The regulator seems to be working okay without the high pressure gauge so I've got a bit of time to source a replacement.

I'll definitely look into ways to secure the canister. I think my heart stopped for a few seconds when it went over.

 

[chopps]

This thread reminded me of Mythbusters.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

This thread reminded me of Mythbusters.