It's no secret that tournament ice is typically hard to keep good, especially with so many ice makes in such a short amount of time. Up in Slave Lake, Alberta, the twin pad recently hosted a 3-day tournament with 29 adult teams, resulting in 65...
#JustLookAtThatIce There's more to great ice than freezing floodwater. But the real secret to great ice? That's always the human touch. At the Propst Arena in Huntsville, AL, that human touch includes the snowball test. A good ice technician pays attention to all the details, like conductor of...
Highlights: Seasonal NHL-sized rink Colder floodwater, warmer brine temperatures Run time down 30% Electric consumption fell 42% - from 386,000 kWh to 222,000 kWh per season Better able to manage condensation Hard ice at higher temperatures On getting buy-in from staff You’d be forgiven if you...
We know these are challenging times for indoor ice arenas. Keeping great ice is what you do -- and it's expensive -- especially if you're still using hot water to flood. REALice can help. REALice treats the water so you can use use cold water...
Chet Murch, General Manager at The Rinks at Exeter, in Exeter, NH shares his REALice success story during the Mayor's Megawatt Challenge webinar on "Treated cold floodwater: debunking the myths". Watch the replay of the interview with Chet Chet talks about the process of installing REALice on their sand-based twin...
The Rinks at Exeter in Exeter, NH is a busy twin pad in Exeter, NH. Owned by North Atlantic Hockey Group LLC, one REALice water treatment system was installed in November, 2018. What arena manager Chet Murch finds most amazing is the reduced run time he’s...
The way Larry Woodley tells it, when he gets phone calls from other arena managers asking about the REALice installation at his arena, he tells them about the lower energy use and how he's running his set point higher than ever before. But Woodley, the...