Most municipalities are focusing on making their facilities more sustainable – and high on their list are their indoor ice arenas. REALice can make a big difference to an arena’s energy spend in several ways: Reducing the amount of water being heated at the facility (saving...
Update May 2021 - FortisBC currently offers a point-of-sale rebate of $27,000 per REALice system* for their natural gas and electric customers who install ice resurfacing technologies to eliminate the need for hot water when making ice. This offer ends on Dec 31, 2021. This FortisBC...
Get more insights on the REALice technology in our latest tech brief Here is our latest technical brief on REALice. This paper highlights the effects of Watreco’s vortex process technology on water, discusses air in water in the context of artificial ice-making, touches on the sizes of...
Wade Yianakopolos is the operations manager at The Rinks at Exeter in Exeter, New Hampshire. When Wade and his team put in their REALice water treatment system at the beginning of December, 2018, the ice for the twin pads was already in. Following our best practices, they shaved...
From time to time we like to share testimonials and real world arena experience with REALice. Recently, Scott Fusco, one of the GMs at Edge Sports Center, a busy two-pad facility in Massachusetts, took time to comment on their positive experience making the REALice switch. Scott talks...
Fred Kilner is one of REALice Canada’s biggest fans and we couldn’t be more grateful for his support. Last week, Fred Kilner, Facility Supervisor for the Fuller Lake Arena in North Cowichan, BC described his experience using REALice for the last five years on the Ice...
To find the best brine temperature settings for your rink we recommend doing the Snowball Test. Raise the brine temperature in small 1° F increments, observe the ice and try to form a proper snowball from dry shavings. If it falls apart right away your ice runs too cold. Raise the brine temperature another degree and...
Sometimes we are happy to share a story about REALice from the US. Especially when we believe there is some good value in the information also for our fellow Canadian ice makers, arena operators and energy managers. In this case, we would like to highlight a feedback from Steve Wolf, Castleton University in...
In New Hampshire, Unitil offered incentives covering between 35-45% of the project cost on two different arenas in 2018. Here is their press release: "February 8th, 2019 - Two Unitil customers, the City of Dover and North Atlantic Hockey Group LLC, recently received incentives under the Smart...
It’s easy to make the switch to REALice, and following our best practices like Chris will not only ensure energy savings, but great ice your user groups will love. REALice Canada has launched an animated video to help ice techs understand better how to make fantastic ice with...