u gauge fluid

[eddiebrown424]

hi

does anyone know if you can use monument fluid or any other in all monument u gauges?

Thanks in advance

Eddie

 

[stevetheplumber]

there two types of fluid one is just water with a colour added the other is a different specific gravity and only usable in the gauge its designed for if you just have a plain u gauge any of the colored water types will be ok

 

[steadyon]

If its the ordinary 30mb Monument gauge it uses water with no additives. No other fluid, nor water with any additives, unless the fluids's specific gravity / relative density is 1.0, will give the correct readings.

 

[eddiebrown424]

cheers readyon. Time for a new gauge (or glasses) then.

 

[steadyon]

Three options:

a. Clean the old one. I live in London, so hard water, and what I do is:

i. Empty, re-fill with hot water and lime-scale dissolver (Kilrock)
ii. Empty, re-fill with hot water and detergent. Shake it around.
iii. Repeat ii. several times.
iv. Re-fill with cold tap water and use as normal

b. Buy the Regin one that use blue fluid (REGU40). Pricey to buy and the fluid is over £7.00 for a (small) bottle), but easy to see the readings.

c. Get a digital electronic one. Again pricey and has to be re-calibrated every year.

 

[village idiot]

I've always used tap water and never had a problem. Not saying it's right, but it works for me.

 

[Unregistered]

cheers all thanks for the advise opted for the regin against better judgement re cost i think. The monument fluid costs a fortune

 

[townfanjon]

Are you sure lol, the regin stuff is the price of liquid gold

 

[townfanjon]

Regin fluid is very approx £10.00 for 5 millilitres, it equates to roughly 7.5k for a gallon, its a good job diesel isnt that price

 

[jonnyswamp]

I usually wait until I've had a full day on the swally, then use the first droplets of the "emptying of the bladder ceremony" in the morning
Generally (depending on the drink of choice) it's springfield yellow/orange and shows up well
For Springfield see The Simpsons

 

[townfanjon]

I usually wait until I've had a full day on the swally,

Swally !!!! Eh, new one on me that

 

[jtsplumbing]

Three options:

a. Clean the old one. I live in London, so hard water, and what I do is:

i. Empty, re-fill with hot water and lime-scale dissolver (Kilrock)
ii. Empty, re-fill with hot water and detergent. Shake it around.
iii. Repeat ii. several times.
iv. Re-fill with cold tap water and use as normal

b. Buy the Regin one that use blue fluid (REGU40). Pricey to buy and the fluid is over £7.00 for a (small) bottle), but easy to see the readings.

c. Get a digital electronic one. Again pricey and has to be re-calibrated every year.

Why-Not just use distilled water , save messing around keep cleaning it out, melted ice from freezer !!

 

[jonnyswamp]

Oxford English Dictcionary clearly states
Swally:-
A day/afternoon where the defendant/witness has indulged in the social benefits of alcohol

 

[townfanjon]

Oxford English Dictcionary clearly states
Swally:-
A day/afternoon where the defendant/witness has indulged in the social benefits of alcohol

Never heard of a chuffin swally before lol , must be a swamp thing me thinks. Up in Yorkshire we just get ratted , sorry used to lol

 

[jonnyswamp]

I think it started life as a "soire" then over the years morphed into swally