"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...
For Immediate Release May 31, 2024 – San Jose, CA – Sharks Sports & Entertainment, the parent company of the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League and the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League, is pleased to announce that three REALice water...
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...
At the RFABC trade show in Harrison Hot Springs, we saw many of our customers. And they were thrilled to talk to us about their ice, and how happy their user groups are. In Canada, BC has been our home base which began in 2014...
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...