Dometic cool mate & cuddy dc, Installation & Operation Manual

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L-2200 Installation
8. Double clamp all hose connections with stainless steel
clamps, reversing the clamps.
9. Use teflon tape on all threaded connections.
10. Connect all metallic parts in contact with seawater
to the vessel’s bonding system including the
speed scoop inlet, strainer, pump and the air
conditioner
.
Refer to Figure 6 and the Cool Mate Kit drawings,
Figures 14-17, at the back of this manual for seawater kit
installation drawings.
Installation Checklist
(review prior to and after installation)
Seawater cooling system
• Speed scoop located as far below the water line and
as close to the keel as possible
• Shut off valve and speed scoop properly sealed and
tight
• Seawater pump at least one foot below water line
and securely mounted
• Strainer mounted below pump with access to filter
• Double/reversed stainless steel hose clamps on all
hose connections
• Teflon tape on all threaded connections
• Hose runs uphill from speed scoop to strainer, pump
and air conditioning unit
• Water flowing freely from overboard discharge while
pump is running
Air Conditioner Unit Mounting
• Not in engine room or bilge areas, must be sealed
away from exhaust or fumes
• Proper spacing allowed around unit
• Attached to solid level platform with four hold down
clips provided
• Condensate drain line routed aft and down hill to a
sealed sump (not bilge), and should have a trap
Grilles and Ducting
• Supply air grille mounted as high as possible
• Return air grille mounted as low and as close to the
unit as possible
• Return air grille mounted away from exhaust and
bilge vapors
• Ducting is pulled taut, straight and properly con-
nected with no excess
Electrical for AC Powered Cool Mate
• All butt connections on pump wire tightly crimped
and heat shrunk
• AC power source installed and grounded/bonded in
accordance with ABYC standards
• Control wires connected to terminal strip with ring
terminals
Electrical for DC Powered Cuddy dc
• All polarized plugs connected securely with an
audible “snap”
• DC power source installed and grounded/bonded
inaccordance with ABYC standards
• Bonding ground stud on Dedicated Power Module
connected to vessel’s bonding system per ABYC