Cheaplifejackets :: Lifejacket Servicing

Lifejacket Servicing

We recommend that Lifejackets are serviced every 12 months to ensure your continued safety.


A full service consists of;


  • Check cover for dirt and damage
  • Inflate stole and test for pressure loss
  • Examine webbing and stitches
  • Check operating hed and cylinder seat gaskets
  • Examine retroflective tape
  • Replace cylinder
  • Replace auto base cap or bobbin as appropriate
  • Check operation of oral tube non return valve
  • Check oral tube at seal, bend and shaft for damage
  • Check manifold at seal, stud and nut for damage
  • Check stole for abrasion
  • Check stole welds for enbrittlement
  • Check security of stitching throughout
  • Examine buckles/closure/D rings for damage
  • Examine all taped and bound edges for fraying
  • Check whistle is present
  • Check deflate key/dust cap is fitted


Prices (including return postage and replacement cylinder);


  • Automatic Lifejacket = £24.95
  • Manual Lifejacket = £21.95

  • Simply remove the cylinder from your Lifejacket, enclose return address and note of approximate age of the jacket along with a cheque made payable to Cheap Lifejackets and send to the following address;


    Cheap Lifejackets
    48 Scartho Road
    Grimsby
    N E Lincs
    DN33 2AD


    If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to call us on 0751 9599876 or email us at sales@cheaplifejackets.co.uk