{"id":14244,"date":"2023-03-17T16:09:50","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T16:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-3-installation-manual-90378-7-sk3-cbro-draft\/4-0-cooling-installation\/4-3-connecting-seawater-to-heat-exchanger\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T17:27:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T17:27:29","slug":"4-3-connecting-seawater-to-heat-exchanger","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-3-installation-manual-90378-7\/4-0-cooling-installation\/4-3-connecting-seawater-to-heat-exchanger\/","title":{"rendered":"4.3 Connecting Seawater to Heat Exchanger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Refer to Figure 23 for typical seawater plumbing arrangement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Connect seawater pump to Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> dedicated through-hull fitting. A strainer and seacock valve should generally be installed between the seawater inlet and the pump.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Connect seawater from installer-supplied pump to lower \u00be in. (19 mm) hose barb onheat exchanger. Use the same practices as other below waterline seawater plumbing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Connect seawater discharge (upper hose barb) to overboard drain. Use the same practices as other below waterline seawater plumbing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Required flow rate is 2 GPM (7.6 LPM) minimum and 6 GPM (22.7 LPM) maximum.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. In addition to initial operation at dock, new Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> installations should be checked for minimum 2 GPM (7.6 LPM) flow while vessel is at speed and when backing down.
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    1. If no other method of confirming flow is available, discharge line may be temporarily diverted to a bucket. Flow is calculated from time to fill a known volume.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. A self-priming seawater pump (customer\/installer supplied) may be required due to installation location to maintain water flow in all underway conditions where cavitation near the intake may occur and potentially cause an air-lock condition restricting seawater flow to the heat exchanger.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Inspect raw water plumbing after sea trial for any signs of leakage.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      4.3.1 Seakeeper<\/span> Optional DC Seawater Pump (P\/N 30331)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> offers a self-priming DC Seawater pump as an optional addition, P\/N 30331\u2013 DC Seawater Pump Assembly, shown in Figure 24.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. The Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> Seawater Pump is a 24 VDC pump operated at 12 VDC for the Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> 3 and maintains a seawater flow of approx. 2.5 GPM (9.5 LPM) at 12V DC.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. The pump assembly is pre-wired for connection to Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> 3 Seawater Pump Output Cable and includes a seawater strainer and various fittings. The pump specifications are as follows:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        NOTE<\/strong>: Use only SeaFlo\u00ae<\/sup>-provided threaded fittings for DC Seawater Pump 30331.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Voltage<\/strong>:<\/td>24 VDC (Operate at 12 V for Seakeeper<\/span> 3)<\/td><\/tr>
        Rated Flow<\/strong>:<\/td>2.5 GPM (9.5 LPM), at 12 VDC<\/td><\/tr>
        Overcurrent Protection:<\/strong><\/td>15 A<\/td><\/tr>
        Ignition Protection:<\/strong><\/td>ISO 8846 or equivalent<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n
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        Figure 24 – <\/em><\/strong>Seakeeper<\/span> 3 DC Seawater Pump (30331)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Refer to Figure 23 for typical seawater plumbing arrangement. 4.3.1 Seakeeper Optional DC Seawater Pump (P\/N 30331) NOTE: Use only SeaFlo\u00ae-provided threaded fittings for DC Seawater Pump 30331. Voltage: 24 VDC (Operate at 12 V for Seakeeper 3) Rated Flow: 2.5 GPM (9.5 LPM), at 12 VDC Overcurrent Protection: 15 A Ignition Protection: ISO 8846 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":14199,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"manual":[293],"model":[],"document_type":[],"hidden":[],"class_list":["post-14244","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","manual-seakeeper-3-installation-manual-90378-7"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14244"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20168,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14244\/revisions\/20168"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"manual","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual?post=14244"},{"taxonomy":"model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/model?post=14244"},{"taxonomy":"document_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document_type?post=14244"},{"taxonomy":"hidden","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hidden?post=14244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}