Installing the REALice system is straightforward. Here are the most important points: Installed downstream of the final cold and hot water line with a mixing valve (or levers to adjust temperature) Cold water can be used At least 45PSI (R10x), respectively 55PSI (R12x) required It is...
We've thought about it and are happy to tell you our easy-to-understand Top 5 Reasons to consider REALice: #1 - Make better ice -- REALice lets you make clear, strong, and resilient ice. REALice drains the micro air bubbles from the water, resulting in a denser sheet of ice....
Getting everybody on board with change is challenging. Here are 5 ways to support your team while making the switch to REALice: 1.) Install a mixing valve. This allows for occasional tempered water and people will be reassured that warmer water is available, if ever needed. If you want to go the extra...
Vancouver, April 10th, 2020 - REALice is award winning technology and therefore among the most effective, sustainable choices that municipalities put into play to quietly reducing their impact on the environment while saving on operating costs. We are thrilled and like to congratulate the City of Nanaimo, the City of Edmonton and the...
In hockey, everyone has a nickname -- so we think it's rather cool that some arena operations folks have come up with nicknames for their REALice wall unit, like the one you see pictured above. We've heard it called "The Black Pearl" and the "Black...
With ice arenas closed and many year-round facilities have taken their ice out. It's time to think about the future. Planning now for the next season means your arena will be ready to make your ice with REALice-treated water once it’s time to put the ice back in. The...
March 16, 2020 - The message for Canadian communities is clear. Municipalities must reduce the carbon impact they have on the environment. REALice's floodwater treatment technology will make an impact on the carbon emissions of ALL community-owned indoor ice arenas. Your arena's CO2 emissions will be continuously...
Every once in a while our customers tell us how REALice saved the day, helping them through a really tough situation. Here are two examples from the US you might be able to relate to: a power outage and a compressor failure. Here’s why the denser ice...
January 6th 2020 – Happy New Year! We would like to thank all our existing and future customers for their support. We now mark 72 REALice systems from Coast to Coast. With this new year starting, here are our top five highlights we look forward to in 2020: 1.) More repeat customers: 14 municipalities are...
December 19th, 2019 – For five years, we’ve been working with FortisBC to reduce their arena customers’ energy spend. That began with the successful large-scale pilot project that put REALice into 10 BC arenas – and marked the start of the adoption of REALice in Canada....