Seafrost DC 5000 Install

Freezer plate tubing runs
Plumbing run in the freezer
Wood backing for the well nuts on the plates
Wooden backing supports for the plates
Refer and Freezer boxes in place
Refer - Freezer box alignment
Fitting top on refrigeration box
Checking out the box tops
Fist freezer plate install
Plates in the freezer
Refrigeration plate install
Refrigeration plate installed
Freezer plates in place
Freezer plumbing going in
Refrigeration plate installed
Refrigeration plate installed
Plates and boxes in place
All plates installed
Tubbing entering valve compartment
Plumbing to valves
Valves being installed
Valve Installation
Close up of valve installation
Close up of the valves
Four valve for a dual plate system
Vavles installed and labeled
Close up of the valves
Closeup of Valves
DC 5000 compartment
DC 5000 installation
DC 5000 installed
DC 5000 Installed
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Maybe Yes, Maybe No

After a full year of research I decided on a 1/2 hp direct drive unit. Until the mid 2000 holding plates were the gold standard. I didn't have much foresight. So we put in the dual holding plate system. Now; after 13 years of cruising we've found that it never worked as well as the calculations implied. Maybe due to the copper running form the boxes to outside, Maybe from the dual tubing runs in the holding plates. Maybe my insulation wasn't installed as well as possible or wasn't as effective as the data showed. Whatever the issue was, we've now removed the entire system and installed 3 Engels in their place.

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