Best Practices

Best Practices using REALice:

• Avoid trickle-filling the ice resurfacer. Minimum static pressure: 45 psi for the R10X, 55 psi for the R12X.
• Ensure blade is sharp and changed regularly.
• Shave ice with each flood. Build an early-morning dry-shave routine.
• Drive slowly to clean ice: NHL: 8–10 minutes, Olympic: 10–12 minutes.
• Reset brine temperature from 2–5°F higher, with gradual 1°F increments.
• If indoor temperature in the arena falls below freezing, use REALice-treated tempered water.
• Use the REALice hand-held for building ice, spot-maintenance, and repairs.
• REALice-treated water never needs to be dumped — it will last for the next flood, even overnight.
• REALice water and normal water cannot be mixed: don't bypass the system.