Struggling with Water Quality? You're Not Alone. For decades, rink operators have been told they need perfect water and scalding hot floods to make great ice. But what if that wasn’t true? At REALice, we know it’s not. And monthly, we host short Zoom chats with ice techs from across...
If you have wash water on your ice resurfacer, use it for every ice make! Many ice resurfacing machines are equipped with wash water, but not everyone uses it. Here is why it’s especially important for REALice customers: You may be using straight cold water, or you...
"When my user groups are happy, I'm happy!" That's what Tyler Shores, Grounds Specialist at Colby College, says about the skaters at the Jack Kelley Rink in Waterville, ME. The 4-year-old rink transitioned from hot water floods to REALice this summer. And everyone is pleased with...
Colby College's Jack Kelley Rink is a part of the amazing 4-year-old Harold Alfond Sports and Recreation Complex in Waterville, ME. This NCAA Division III facility bypassed the reverse osmosis system and water softener they had been using and opted for the REALice instead. This...
Zion Cruz, Arena Manager for the C.H. Foote Memorial Arena in Fraser Lake, BC talks about his success with REALice and why his ice looks wet, even though it's completely frozen. And his priorities for his rink are clear. While energy and gas savings are great,...
Our latest webinar lineup included ice makers from the Jack Kelley Rink at Maine's Colby College on hand, as well as a long-time REALice operator from Fraser Lake, BC. Tune in to find out about the differences they've seen using REALice instead of hot water, as well...
Getting Buy-In: In last week’s webinar, Energy Managers Scott Prevost from the City of Waterloo and Bryan Ho-Yan from the City of Guelph shared their REALICE experience. They discuss how they achieved municipal goals of lowering CO2 emissions and costs and transitioning from hot water to...
Paul Jackson, the head ice technician at the Fairgrounds Arena in Winston-Salem, NC recently took part in a REALice webinar, and this is a recap of what he said. It was the 4,000-seat arena's first season with REALice and Paul talked about how dense and clear...
Does anything change when you go from hot water to REALice? Four ice makers using REALice - Ryan Hobby, Wayne Bacon, Paul Jackson, and Tim Morrison - discuss how difficult it was to go from hot water to REALice, and whether they were concerned about harming...
Are You Running a Heater in Your Freezer? You are if the ambient air temperature at 50-60°F. Or even warmer!!! That heater in the freezer is costing facilities thousands of dollars per year. The refrigeration system needs to run colder to maintain ice quality and combat the...