"otnmbrd" wrote in message

I use a full "Float Coat" which probably uses the same or similar system.
On one occasion when I was about to jump into the pool to test, prior to
cleaning, I checked the system visually (it's covered under a flap) and
was surprised to see that the CO2 cylinder had become unscrewed from the
release ..... how, is beyond me, and I can think of all sorts of reasons
including "operator error".
Since I use this unit (wear, not immerse) almost on a daily basis,
checking the CO2 has become a much more frequent exercise.
Except for this one time, whenever I jump in for a "test", the unit has
worked as advertised.

otn

I can relate. I was inflating our inflatable lifejacket/harnesses manually
to test them. They kept pressure for a week and that was fine. I then
noticed that my wife's didn't have ANY CO2 cylinder. She had left it behind
on a boat after a delivery trip she did (because she couldn't fly with it on
the plane) and we forgot to replace it. Big ooops.

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