DE-ICER MANUAL
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Kasco offers two basic options for
de-icer installation:
• Vertical suspension
• Dock & piling mount
DE-ICER INSTALLATION
Minimum distance: 8 feet
Vertical suspension
Dock & piling mount
1.
Determine Your De-icing Objectives
Driven pilings
Suspended
Kasco De-icer
Ice collars
Jacked pilings
Tide
Uneven lifting
is common
Examples:
•
Create a focused buffer of open-water between a structure and an expanding ice pack.
•
Avoid ice lifting and/or expansion pressure by keeping your structure completely free of ice (see below).
2.
Calculate the Optimal Depth for Your De-icer
A de-icer draws warmer water from the bottom and circulates it upward. In the target area, look for deeper
water to pull to the surface. A good guide is to place the de-icer 4-6 feet deep for vertical installation and
slightly shallower for angled operation, but at least 1 foot off the bottom to prevent clogging from debris.
In extremely cold climates, circulating warmer water is more important than surface circulation,
so you may wish to install your de-icer deeper than the above guidelines. We recommend that you
experiment with more than one possible location for the best installation results.
