{"id":20880,"date":"2025-11-13T13:45:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T13:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-18-installation-manual-90672-2-s-n-18-234-2475-to-current-copy\/3-0-cooling-installation\/introduction\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T15:12:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:12:41","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-18-installation-manual-90672-3-s-n-18-254-2135-to-current\/3-0-cooling-installation\/introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"4.1  Cooling Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> 18 is shipped with the cooling circuit filled and ready for use. Only a confirmation of glycol level is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reference Drawings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seakeeper.com\/technical-library\/?type=&amp;product=&amp;search=90667\">90667 &#8211; <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> 18 Hardware Scope of Supply<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seakeeper.com\/technical-library\/?type=&amp;product=&amp;search=90679\">90679 &#8211; <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> 18 Cable Block Diagram<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seakeeper.com\/technical-library\/?type=&amp;product=&amp;search=90540\">90540 &#8211; <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> 16\/18 Cooling Water Schematic<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seakeeper.com\/technical-library\/?type=&amp;product=&amp;search=90947\">TB-90947 &#8211; Seawater Plumbing Best Practices<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The <span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> 18 is shipped with the cooling circuit filled and ready for use. The <span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> 18 requires connection to a raw water pump, referred to as the seawater pump, to cool the closed loop cooling circuit on the unit.&nbsp; The required seawater flow through the <span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> 18 heat exchanger is between 4 \u2013 8 GPM (7.6 \u2013 22.7 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 30322) prewired for the <span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> 18 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. See Drawing No. 30322, Jabsco<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-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2894\" height=\"1954\" src=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/SK18-CBRO-IM-Cooling.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16196\" style=\"width:547px;height:369px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/SK18-CBRO-IM-Cooling.png 2894w, https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/SK18-CBRO-IM-Cooling-768x519.png 768w, https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/SK18-CBRO-IM-Cooling-1536x1037.png 1536w, https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/SK18-CBRO-IM-Cooling-2048x1383.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2894px) 100vw, 2894px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Figure 38<\/em> &#8211; <\/strong><em><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> 18 Cooling Components<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Seakeeper 18 is shipped with the cooling circuit filled and ready for use. Only a confirmation of glycol level is required. Reference Drawings The Seakeeper 18 is shipped with the cooling circuit filled and ready for use. 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