DE-ICER MANUAL
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DE-ICER INSTALLATION (CONT.)
4.
Angle the Unit in the Water
Make sure the lines are spread at least 8 feet apart. Lines that are too close can twist and damage the
power cord. Tie each rope with a secure knot from the dock piling, cleat, boat, etc., so that the de-icer hangs
vertically.
In order to suspend your Kasco De-icer at an angle, simply change the suspension point of one line. Do not
remove the existing knot; simply loop the rope around the top cage ring, across one to four vertical cage
wires. (More than four not recommended). This hangs the unit at a slight angle and allow you to aim the
flow of warmer water in the desired direction.
See dock mount manual for more information on angling a dock-mounted de-icer.
5.
Power On
6.
Optional Curtain Installation
Once your de-icer is properly installed and secured, you can plug the unit into a properly grounded
and GFI-protected circuit.
Use a curtain technique to limit or control the open
water area. Tie a canvas tarp above the water line
and weight it at the bottom so that it hangs a few feet
deep. (One weighting method is to fold the tarp in half
and lay a chain in the fold.) As always, we recommend
that the ice-free area is well marked.
De-icer flow
Curtain
Curtain
Rope moved up
two cage wires.
To move the rope up by three
or four cage wires, loop it
around the cage ring AND
around each wire.
Rope positions
as shipped.
