gauge glass

[phil gardinerParticipant @philgardiner73127]

Can anyone tell me what colour is best at the back of the water gauge glass

i have terrible trouble trying to see the water level especially in shaded areas at the moment i don't have anything behind the glass except the black backhead.

[phil gardinerParticipant @philgardiner73127]

[Paul LousickParticipant @paullousick59116]

White background with red (or black) diagonal lines works well. (The image of the lines is inverted when it passes thru the water) or a glass with a red stripe on the back like those on a termometer. Glass is available with red line already on it.

Edited By Paul Lousick on 29/05/2018 06:25:29

[HopperParticipant @hopper]

Even plain white will work better than black.

[Jon LawesParticipant @jonlawes51698]

Thats a great visual, thanks!

[phil gardinerParticipant @philgardiner73127]

Thank you Paul for the photo's it certainly makes it clearer to see the water in the glass. The diagonal stripes are so much better, again thank you. phil.

[David WassonParticipant @davidwasson11489]

The diagonal is my favorite, but, it works best when your face is directly in front of the glass. I wanted to use the diagonal line method, but, the angle from my head to the glass was such that is was not useful. So, I went with the colored line behind the glass. I could only get "blue line" in the size I needed. The colored line type works well at almost any angle.

David

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