Time to redo your plumbing.

You had an accident waiting to happen and it did.

You had placed an excessive bending load on a brass fitting and it
failed.

Don't feel like the Lone Ranger, it's a more common error than you
might
think.

Lew
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"woodchucker" wrote:
You might be right about that Lew, was not thinking that way.
Might be time to move the filter and manifold to the wall and run
flex line to it.
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For a few $ worth of pipe fittings, you can create a well engineered
manifold.

Get some 3/4 pipe nipples, 6''-8" long.

Assemble a manifold using these nipples and some 3/4" x 3/4" x 1/2"
(side)
pipe tees.

At each tee, assemble a pair if 1/2" street ells in a 180 degree turn
around.

The idea is to get the air to reverse direction so any water vapor
drops out.

You now have a 1/2" female pipe fitting facing down that you can equip
with a hose coupling so that a hose will hang down when coupled
together.

Cap one end with a 3/4" cap and the other with a petcock to drain any
water
in the pipe manifold and a 3/4 x 3/4 x 3/4 tee on the entry end for
the 3/4
hose from the regulator.

Incline the 3/4" pipe about 1'4"/ft and you are good to go.

Install regulator at tank and connect regulator to manifold with a
3/4" hose
and you are good to go.

The manifold can be expanded at any time with more pipe fittings.

Have fun.

Lew