| Whether you're installing a Powerhouse Ice Eater or | | | | to set the connection points for these lines. On an |
| a Kasco Marine De-icer, you'll find it is an easy | | | | Ice Eater brand, you'll choose two connection points |
| process. Both brands are ready to go right out of | | | | drilled through the shroud. If you choose two that |
| the box for a standard suspension line installation. | | | | are 180 degrees apart, your Ice Eater will hang |
| Suspension line installation of your Ice Eater is pretty | | | | vertically and produce a roughly circular clearing. If |
| straight forward. The first step is to determine | | | | you choose connections that are less than 180 |
| where and how you will mount the unit. Optimally, it | | | | degrees, the unit will hang at an angle and produce an |
| should be tied off to two solid points 8 feet to 10 | | | | elliptical clearing area. The lower the degree of |
| feet apart. A cleat or dock piling work great, just be | | | | separation, the closer the unit will hang to horizontal |
| sure that they are solid, because an Ice Eater will | | | | and the longer and narrower the clearing ellipse. The |
| exerts between 20 and 50 pounds of thrust while it | | | | same concept holds with the Kasco De-icer, you'll just |
| is in operation. There should be enough water depth | | | | connect the line, then weave it through the wire |
| so that the ice eater will be at least 1 foot off the | | | | protective cage to reduce the degrees of separation |
| bottom, and at least 1-foot below the surface. The | | | | between the two lines. |
| optimal depth is 4 feet , but it can be mounted | | | | Now you are ready to install your Ice Eater. Keeping |
| deeper or shallower if necessary. You'll want to | | | | a hold of the two lines, lower the unit into place and |
| assure that your unit will never run out of the water | | | | securely tie off the suspension lines. If you are |
| or you could burn out the motor. Be sure to take | | | | suspending the Ice Eater under a dock or boat, you |
| changing water levels over the season into | | | | may need to pass one line under the dock. Using a |
| consideration. | | | | boat hook to grab the line and pull it under is one |
| Now you are ready to attach the suspension lines. | | | | option. |
| Both the Ice Eater and the Kasco De-icers allow you | | | | |