Gaslow level gauge bottle - appeal for help

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Yesterday I picked up my motorhome from having work done, including the fitting of a new crash-safe regulator fit. I have a single 11kg Gaslow bottle of the older type which had the level gauge mounted on top of the bottle which is connected to a float on top of the liquified gas; this float become effective gauge from the point when the gas level is half-full/empty. This Gaslow bottle was a replacement for an earlier one which didn't have a float gauge, but instead there was an in-line pressure gauge was inserted - this was as much use for indicating the gas level as a chocolate ;teapot, hence we had the new bottle installed, the pressure gauge was not removed at the time of installing the new float-gauge bottle , hence there were two gauges- one useless and one which worked properly to show when the gas was low [no pun intended!]

The problem I now have is that on returning home and checking the work that was done I now have only one gauge - the useless one - even that is not positioned so it can be read, which in itself is very poor workmanship. I have contacted the workshop who have replied by email suggesting - and I fear it's going to be a 'my word against theirs' - that the only problem is that the gauge has been incorrectly positioned. Thinking I would get a photo to show them the gauge that they have [presumably?] lost, I went onto the Gaslow website only to find that the type of gauge I had is no longer available, having been superseded by a more modern electronic arrangement.

Consequently I wonder if anyone who has the Gaslow float type gauge would be able to furnish me with a photo of said set-up so I can show them what I no longer have as a result of their shoddy work. I can see the danger of a small claims court case looming and if I can convince them of their errors I may be able to foreshorten the agony and get it sorted. Any help anyone can offer would be gratefully received, thanks.
 
Mine, fitted 7 years ago has a sealed transparent plastic cup/container on the top of the cylinder with a rotating segmented white/green/red 'roundabout' level indicator inside.
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Which type of gauge are you looking for?

Clip-on one like this? (probably matches your description of the type that isn't much use until the bottle is half empty)
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Or the round one like this?
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Thanks for your quick replies Spriddler and InvictaMoto and DangerMousy. Mine (the one I had (!) must be pre-historic as it is different to the first two. The dial face was the same as the first one shown in DangerMousy 's post, but it was fixed on the top of the bottle, not clip-on.

I can't help wondering how a clip-on gauge can possibly indicate anything, but no doubt a bit of investigation on the Gaslow website will soon throw some light on my ignorance!

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If its the same ,top image, that mousy suggested then these just clip on and are fairly flimsy when new. They are magnetic I think but as said only work when the bottle is half empty. The clip is plastic and wraps around the valve stem and just pushes together. They are very easy dislodged and can break the clip and just fall off. I am sure you bould probably get one off e bay for a couple of pounds. They are not really worth putting back on and it will cost you more in headache's taking the fitter to task.
 
Gave up. Plastic too brittle.

Buy the bluetooth ultrasonic magnetic version - accurate and you can see it on your phone :)
Agree, a Mopeka gauge is a good alternative and far easier to access the information you need.
 
While the face of the dial was showing the same calibration arrangement as the 'top' Spriddler gauge it was definitely not plastic or clip-on. When I replaced my original bottle with the float gauge version which had just been brought out, probably more 10 years ago we had to buy a whole new bottle at considerable cost - over £100 as I recall. The gauge was mounted on top of the bottle with a brass fitting.

How are these clip on gauges supposed to work, if indeed they do at least till they fail?

Buy the bluetooth ultrasonic magnetic version - accurate and you can see it on your phone :)
I'm sure that's a good suggestion and they are 'state- of-the art' solution, but I had a perfectly working system and I'm looking towards the end of my motorhoming, so I'm not planning on buying anything - just want a working gauge that I can read.

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I don't pay much attention the gauges on my two 6kg Gaslow bottles. I've only ever toured abroad and am on the move every two or three days so top up when on the road. I leave one bottle turned off and in seven years I've not had to change over to the second bottle.
 
Mopeka is the only accurate type of gauge all the other bottle type are so inaccurate 👍
 
I'm pretty sure I've got the one in 2nd pic of post no.4 kicking about if it's any use?

I'd need to have a look at work tomorrow but I'm sure I remember seeing it not so long ago.
 
Do you mean one of these?

 
I have the first one in post#4.
I can confirm that it works from a magnet inside the cylinder head unit.

Geoff

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