{"id":22461,"date":"2026-08-20T15:55:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T15:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-1-installation-manual-90519-1-1-202-0001-to-1-233-0630-copy\/cooling-installation\/connecting-seawater-to-heat-exchanger\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T17:47:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T17:47:30","slug":"connecting-seawater-to-heat-exchanger","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-1-installation-manual-90519-2-copy\/cooling-installation\/connecting-seawater-to-heat-exchanger\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting Seawater to Heat Exchanger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Refer to Figure 2 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 seawater pump to lower \u00bd in. (13 mm) hose barb on heat exchanger.
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    1. Use the same practices as other below waterline seawater plumbing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Connect seawater discharge (upper hose barb) to overboard drain. Use the same practices as other below waterline seawater plumbing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. During commissioning, seawater flow should be checked to be within the flow requirements while the vessel is at rest, 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. Flowrate is calculated based on the time required to fill a known volume in GPM \/ LPM.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Flowrates in excess of 4 GPM (15.2 LPM) could affect heat exchanger life.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. After sea trial\/commissioning, inspect all raw water plumbing for any signs of leakage.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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        Figure 2 \u2013<\/strong> Typical Seakeeper<\/span> Seawater Plumbing Arrangement (Drawing No. 90512)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

        Seakeeper<\/span> Optional DC Seawater Pump (P\/N 30331)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
        Volts<\/strong><\/td>24 VDC (operate at 12 V for Seakeeper<\/span> 1)<\/td><\/tr>
        Rated Flow<\/strong><\/td>2.5 GPM (9.5 LPM), at 12 VDC<\/td><\/tr>
        Overcurrent Protection Rating<\/strong><\/td>15 A<\/td><\/tr>
        Ignition Protection<\/strong><\/td>ISO 8846 or equivalent<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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        1. Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> offers a self-priming DC Seawater pump as an optional addition. DC Seawater Pump, Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> 1 Assembly (P\/N 30331), is shown in the following figure.<\/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> 1 and maintains a seawater flow of approximately 2.5 GPM (9.5 LPM) at 12 VDC.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. The pump assembly is pre-wired for connection to Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> 1 Seawater Pump Output Cable and includes a seawater strainer and various fittings.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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

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          Figure 3<\/em><\/strong> – DC Seawater Pump (30331)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Refer to Figure 2 for typical seawater plumbing arrangement. Seakeeper Optional DC Seawater Pump (P\/N 30331) Volts 24 VDC (operate at 12 V for Seakeeper 1) Rated Flow 2.5 GPM (9.5 LPM), at 12 VDC Overcurrent Protection Rating 15 A Ignition Protection ISO 8846 or equivalent NOTE: Use only SeaFlo\u00ae-provided threaded fittings for DC Seawater […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":22455,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"manual":[389],"model":[],"document_type":[],"hidden":[],"class_list":["post-22461","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","manual-seakeeper-1-installation-manual-90519-2-copy"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22461","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\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22461"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22551,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22461\/revisions\/22551"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"manual","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual?post=22461"},{"taxonomy":"model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/model?post=22461"},{"taxonomy":"document_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document_type?post=22461"},{"taxonomy":"hidden","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hidden?post=22461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}