Fitting a rearm kit to a lifejacket

[ranworthbreeze]

Monica (Hylander)

 

Was kind enough to forward me a video after we were discussing how to check and replace a lifejacket rearming kit if the activator and CO2 cartridge are out of date or the lifejacket has been activated.

 

Please see the following:-

Regards

Alan

[MauriceMynah]

Thanks for that info Alan, a quick couple of questions I have.

1. Does the gas cylinder have a "best before" date on it?

2. Will that date be the same as the firing mechanism? (assuming neither hes been used or replaced before) and

3. What should be done with the out of date but not used cylinder?

[ranworthbreeze]

Hello John(MM),

The date on the cylinder is more difficult to read (lots of codes on these)when we changed ours they were were not the same date as the activators, but were still out of date.

Rather than checking the lifejacket by inflating the bladder by mouth you could discharge the cylinder by the pull chord, this would fully check the lifejacket bladder and also discharge the cylinder making it safe to despose of the used cylinder.

I asked a neighbour who makes beer if they were any use to him.

I have just done a quick search for safe disposal of lifejacket CO2 cylinders and have not found any reasonable methods of disposal.

Regards

Alan

[Hylander]

Good question M M.     Here in Suffolk things like that would go in the black bin I would have thought but i will email the local council and ask the question.

[Hylander]

This was the reply.

 

Regarding the disposal, again we do not take these as they are regarded as hazardous so they have to be disposed of by a specialist, again the supplier should have these details or you could try a gas/heating company that supply cylinders.

[Hylander]

This was the reply from the Company who sold me the life jacket..

 

 

Thanks for your enquiry. 

The co2 canister can be disposed with general waste.

 

Please email with any further questions you may have. 
 

[Baitrunner]

Watch out for exploding dust carts in Suffolk 

[Hylander]

Well at least it would liven the place up a bit - only joking.  Black as night here , wonder if we will all blow away in the night.  Hope not.

[Samuel]

Useful video. I had to replace an activator and cylinder recently after dropping a lifejacket in the water (it worked despite being out of date). I don't think the gas cylinder on my make has any expiry date and given its simple construction I wonder whether or not it should have.

 

One thing to watch out for when refitting is the firing pin. On mine it did not automatically click back into the non-activated position. If i had not reset it by pressing down with a screwdriver i felt it would have fired the cylinder again when the latter was screwed home.