Broken Pressure Gauge

[fog80]

I let it go last year after I couldnt find a 1/4" to 1.5" adapter but this year i may need to move forward and find a solution to this.

So waste, you are recommending cutting the old pipe off if I cant "unscrew" the gauge and putting a new pipe in place that I can "tap" into.

I'm a little worried about tapping into a pipe with such a high pressure area and I dont want the gauge blowing off one day. Any more tips on how to get this done?

The old owner glued a 1.5" pvc elbow into the old EC65 gauge "hole" and extended the pvc to run sort of parallel to the filter. I was thinking of cutting the pvc right below the existing gauge and installing a new gauge at this location. Any additional tips are much appreciated.

[madwil]

you don't need to worry about high pressure- your pressure shouldn't be over 20-30 psi, and those gauges are designed for pressures up to 125 or better...
Old steam pipes were put together with threads, and had 50 psi at 250-300 degrees!
if the previous owner glued the pvc elbow over the existing port, I would make sure to leave enough when you cut it to attach another piece- but cutting and fitting in the adapter is a good plan

[fog80]

Ok so if i cut and attach a fresh piece of pvc to this "arm". How do I get the 1/4" threaded opening for the gauge? Ive been to lowes and home depot and I cant see anything that takes a 1.5" pvc and converts it to a 1/4" threaded opening.

[madwil]

you may have to step down a couple times- adapt from 1.5 to 1 to 1/2 to 1/4...