{"id":20373,"date":"2025-11-06T18:01:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T18:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-5-6-installation-manual-90402-5-6-5-233-5847-to-current-copy\/cooling-installation\/introduction\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T17:54:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:54:24","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-6-installation-manual-90402-6-6-254-8146-to-current\/cooling-installation\/introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"4.1  Cooling Installation Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> 6 is shipped with the cooling circuit filled and ready for use. Only a quick confirmation of glycol level is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reference Documents &amp; Drawings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seakeeper.com\/technical-library\/?type=&amp;product=&amp;search=30331\">30331 &#8211; <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> DC Seawater Pump Assembly<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seakeeper.com\/technical-library\/?type=&amp;product=&amp;search=90396\">90396 \u2013 <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> 6 Cable Block Diagram<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seakeeper.com\/technical-library\/?type=&amp;product=&amp;search=90397\">90397 \u2013 <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> 6 Cooling Water Schematic<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seakeeper.com\/technical-library\/?type=&amp;product=&amp;search=90191\">TB-90191 &#8211; Seawater Cooling Pump Recommendations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seakeeper.com\/technical-library\/?type=&amp;product=&amp;search=90947\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TB-90947 &#8211; Seawater Plumbing Best Practices<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The <span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> 6 is shipped with the glycol cooling circuit filled and ready for use. The <span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> 6 requires connection to a raw water pump, referred to as the seawater pump, to cool the closed loop cooling circuit on the unit.\u00a0 The required seawater flow through the <span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> 6 heat exchanger is between 2.5 \u2013 5 GPM (9.5 \u2013 18.9 LPM) when the on-demand cooling system requires cooling. Prior to operation, confirmation of glycol level is recommended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> offers a compatible self-priming DC Seawater Pump (P\/N 30331) prewired for the <span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> 6 Installation and covered under the standard <span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> warranty. The pump conforms to the seawater plumbing best practices noted in TB-90947. Refer to Drawing No. 30331, SeaFlo<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Seawater Pump Assembly, and the <span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> Options and Accessories Price List for details.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1810\" src=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/SK6-CBRO-Cooling-3000x1810.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15910\" style=\"width:750px;height:453px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/SK6-CBRO-Cooling-3000x1810.png 3000w, https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/SK6-CBRO-Cooling-768x463.png 768w, https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/SK6-CBRO-Cooling-1536x927.png 1536w, https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/SK6-CBRO-Cooling-2048x1235.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>Figure 43 <strong>\u2013<\/strong> <\/strong><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> 6 Cooling Components and Loads<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Seakeeper 6 is shipped with the cooling circuit filled and ready for use. Only a quick confirmation of glycol level is required. Reference Documents &amp; Drawings: The Seakeeper 6 is shipped with the glycol cooling circuit filled and ready for use. 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