Glycerin Filled Pressure Gauge

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TinFoilHat

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Before I buy the TFT glycerin pressure gauge does anyone know of one available with a glass lens? The TFT one is polycarbonate (found that on the Durachoice site) which is better than Pentair's gauge but might still fog up in our AZ sun. Does anyone make a gauge with glass lens, glycerin filled and rear center mount? I've searched the web, though not all of it LOL, and found just one glass lens with a bottom mount.

Thanks!
 
I'm not sure I'd want glass anywhere near my pool water or equipment, where glass can be introduced to the pool water. My gauge is right near my pool pump. With pump open, I bump it and it breaks with shards into the pump now I'm in teardown of the pump. YMMV.
 
I knew I could count on some fun answers. Thanks all. I will probably just go with polycarbonate as I've not found any complaints of them fogging in my searches here. I wasn't worried about the glass (I did think about it) since my equipment is behind a block wall from the pool, and I can't remember if I've ever had my pump basket open when I was working on or cleaning the filter. I just want to not have a foggy lens again in a couple of years. I will also be adding a shade over the equipment that I haven't had in 23 years because I don't want my new RJ45 cell to get foggy either.
 
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Welp. Discussing this got me moving that my own gauge was unreadable so I ordered the Single Range Gauge above. (After removing it, it turns out it the old one was broken as well)

It appears to be quality made and it only has to last 3 seasons to be equal quality of the OEM

It only has to last 1 season to be equal value at 1/3 the cost. I'm 99.7% certain nobody is buying the $53 OEM plastic gauge, but still.

Its a half inch larger along with 0 to 30 instead of 0 to 60 and I will really like the less squinting at it.

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