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DYC deicer Use SOP
6 Dec 2018

General

Every December DYC installs 20 deicers to protect the pier from ice damage. The only function of the deicers is pier protection, while this may also protect boats left in the water over winter, DYC is not attempting to protect boats and is not responsible for any damage to boats. The deicers are motors with propellers that move the water around the pier to keep it from freezing. They are stored on shelving in the front of the equipment trailer.

Photo of deicer

If the water freezes around the pilings, tidal lifting and ice motion will lift or lean pilings resulting in dock damage. Deicers are installed between outer pilings on both sides of the pier to move water towards the shore and remain in the water all winter. Other deicers are placed along the pier to move water under the pier and towards the ramp and remain on the dock until needed. deicers are only powered on when ice starts developing on the creek. Some years deicers may not be used while other years they will be active for two to eight weeks.

Installation

Preparation

  1. Remove deicers from trailer and sort into following groups:
    1. 3/4 hp (standard size units)
      1. Red group – 4 units
      2. Green group – 4 units
      3. White Ice Eater brand unit with some black paint.
      4. 3/4 hp unit with blue paint on bottom​.
      5. 3/4 hp unit with attached dock mount.
      6. All others.
    2. 1/2 hp units
      1. 2 units – both have blue tops
  2. Take the red and green group to the boat ramp for loading on the boat. Boat crew will install as follows:
    1. reds – on east side outer pilings.
    2. greens – on west side outer pilings (one green unit has a short cord, use at slip 16).
  3. Take the white ice eater unit with black paint to between slips 60/62.
  4. Take the 3/4 hp unit with blue paint to the first finger pier on east side.
  5. Take the 3/4 hp unit with attached dock mount about halfway to the gate on the dock.
  6. Take all other units to dock for placement (use chart below for install).

General Notes

Install Notes

Checklist

Inboard group

Table 1 - Along Pier
slip box # box location extension cord size (hp) comment
2 6 slip 8 long 3/4 ensure cord pointing toward slip 8
7 4 slip 7 1/2 blue top
12 6X slip 9 3/4
19 13P slip 27 long 3/4
28 3 slip 30 3/4
36 3 slip 36 3/4
39 26 slip 40 1/2 blue top
48 7 slip 46 3/4
51 9 slip 51/53 3/4
60 11 slip 58 3/4 black paint "Ice Eater", blows west from dock
63 11X slip 58 finger med 3/4 blue paint, blows to ramp from finger pier
dock 3P shore pole extra long 3/4 pole and flange for 'dockmount' blows to ramp

Outboard groups

Table 2 -
East side – (red paint)
slip box # box location extension cord hp
1T 20 slip 1 long 3/4
13 14 slip 17 med 3/4
29 1X slip 38 long 3/4
45 9 slip 41 med 3/4
Table 3 -
West side – (green paint)
slip box # box location extension cord hp
2T 20 slip 6 long 3/4
16 14 slip 17 long, short cord on deicer, join over pile 3/4
30 1 slip 31 med 3/4
46 7 slip 46 3/4

Circuit Boxes

Shore pole is powered via the shore master switch (electrical panel on the shore pole). Switch also powers the shore street light. Dock circuits are marked in panel on dock.

Circuit Breaker Assignments

Table 4 -
DYC Dock Circuits & Deicer Use
Circuit # Type Slip
Grey - Bubbler Red - 20A circuit
1 30A Marine 31
2 30A Marine 1T
3 30A Marine 36
4 30A Marine 7
5 30A Marine 41
6 30A Marine 8
7 30A Marine 46
8 20A Standard Spare
9 30A Marine 53
10 30A Marine 23
11 30A Marine 58
12 30A Marine 24
13 30A Marine 27
14 30A Marine 17
15 30A Marine 27
16 30A Marine 18
17 20A Standard 1 2 10 13 16
18 30A Marine 10
19 20A Standard 17 20 21 24 25
20 30A Marine 6
21 20A Standard 43 44 53 54 61 62
22 30A Marine 5
23 20A Standard 30 31 34 35 38 39
24 30A Marine 9
25 30A Marine 28
26 30A Marine 40
? 30A Marine shore

5 "Standard" type boxes are 20A circuits

22 "Marine" type boxes are 30A circuits

Removal

Here is a guide to spring cleanup of the deicers: