You say dead, So I guess no reading, Have you got pressure in the system? If no pressure, or not enough pressure, no reading. Try bleeding a radiator, how fast does water, or air come out? If air slowly, No pressure. If water slowly, No pressure. re pressurise, Is unit working/ If not, could be due to low pressure, The gauge is just an indicator, it does not switch the electronics. If running, and good pressure from radiators etc, then possibly faulty gauge, could also be dirt in the inlet to it, only a small hole for the water to get through.
SD, September 2011