question about water in pressure gauge

[mike_s]

While diving saturday I notice that I had water in my pressure gauge.

The gauge is(was) still working fine on the dive and I kept a close eye
on it to make sure it wasn't "locking up" but appears to be working.


Now I can naturally assume this will cause some corrosion and which could
lock up the gauge and it now needs to be replaced (which I'm going to do),
but I was curious of what the "major" problem is that typically
causes this?

Is this from a leak the seals around the gauge or what? there
were "no" air bubbles from it which makes me wonder.

I've had this gauge for about 7 years and it's always worked fine.
I just put it on a new regulator though.

any thoughts?

-mike

 

[jonnythan]

Either the seal around the gauge face or the seal where the actual metal pressure-containing part (that the hose plugs into) enters the housing (whether metal or plastic). The area that contains the pressure is a separate system, so if you got water in the hose or similar you'd never actually see it in the gauge housing.

 

[zboss]

While diving saturday I notice that I had water in my pressure gauge.

The gauge is(was) still working fine on the dive and I kept a close eye
on it to make sure it wasn't "locking up" but appears to be working.


Now I can naturally assume this will cause some corrosion and which could
lock up the gauge and it now needs to be replaced (which I'm going to do),
but I was curious of what the "major" problem is that typically
causes this?

Is this from a leak the seals around the gauge or what? there
were "no" air bubbles from it which makes me wonder.

I've had this gauge for about 7 years and it's always worked fine.
I just put it on a new regulator though.

any thoughts?

-mike

is that it occured at all... this is a high pressure device afterall. I would have your reg serviced as the water may have entered the whole regulator during the rinse or dunk.

 

[jonnythan]

is that it occured at all... this is a high pressure device afterall. I would have your reg serviced as the water may have entered the whole regulator during the rinse or dunk.

I think that's highly unlikely, as the inner portion of the gauge housing is completely separate from the pressurized portion of the gauge.