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OperatingInstructionsandIce-MakingandMaintenanceTips
REALiceAssembly,OperatingInstructionsandIce-MakingandMaintenanceTips–022020 2
TableofContents:
BUILDINGICE 3
Building ice on an existing ice 3
Building new ice 3
ICEMAKINGINSTRUCTIONS 4
ICETHICKNESSANDTEMPERATURE 5
WATERTEMPERATURE 6
ONLYREALICE-TREATEDWATER 7
ICETHICKNESS 8
ICETEMPERATURE 9
RESURFACING 10
GRADUALCHANGES 11
BESTPRACTICES,REALICE,SUMMARY 12
REALiceAssembly,OperatingInstructionsandIce-MakingandMaintenanceTips–022020 3
BuildingIce
Buildingiceonanexistingice
Firstincreasetheicetemperaturetomakeiteasiertoshavetheice.Shavetheicetojustabovelinesand/oradvertising.Afterfinishingshavingreturntothenormalicetemperature.Goto:Icemakinginstructions
Buildingnewice
TobuildgreaticewithREALice,useonlycoldwatertoavoidburnmarksfromthehoseontheice.WerecommendusingtheREALicehandheldwiththeblackcaptobuildtheicefromscratch,althoughyoucanuseanyice-buildingmethodsaslongasthewaterhasbeentreatedthroughtheREALicesystemunderpressure(staticPSIof43ormore).Thewatershouldbeaddedinthinlayers.
Whatevermethodyouchoose,neverstandstill.IfusingtheREALicehandheldnozzle,pointingitupward(ata45°angle)willgivebettercoverage.Moveitcontinuouslyfromonesidetotheotherasyoumoveacrosstherink.Allowthewatertofreezebeforeapplyingthenextlayer.
Only½inchor10mmoficewillneedtobebuiltbeforeitisstrongenoughtosupporttheiceresurfacingmachine.
REALiceAssembly,OperatingInstructionsandIce-MakingandMaintenanceTips–022020 4
Icemakinginstructions
DrainallwaterfromtheiceresurfacingmachineandrefillitwithREALice-treatedwater,treatedunderpressure.MixingregularwaterwithREALice-treatedwaterwillcreatebadice.
Makesurethereisadequatestaticpressure(43psi)andflow.ThetaptotheREALicewallunitmustbeopenedcompletelytotreatthewater:trickle-fillingwillresultincloudy/wavyice.
Buildtheiceinthinlayersandwaitforeachlayertodrybeforestartinganewone.Oncetheiceisabout½“thick(10mm)itwillbestrongenoughtobeginusingtheiceresurfacingmachine.Addingalayerofwaterwiththeiceresurfacingmachineshouldtakeabout10minutes(NHL-sizedrink)orabout12minutes(Olympic-sizedrink). Afterthefirstlayerofwaterhasbeenputdownusingtheiceresurfacingmachine,returntothefillingstationandfillthefloodwatertankwithREALice-treatedwateronceagain.Makesuretheicehascompletelyfrozenbeforestartingthenextlayer.Repeattheaboveprocedureuntilyouhaveanextra10-15mmor½-¾inchesofice.Whenfinished,theiceshouldbeabout1¼inches(30mm)thick
REALiceAssembly,OperatingInstructionsandIce-MakingandMaintenanceTips–022020 5
Icethicknessandtemperature
Withoutmicroairbubblesleftinthewater,theimpuritieshavenothingtoclingtoandwillbeforcedtothesurface.Bydry-shavingtheice,theimpuritieswillberemoved.Beforeyou’vereachedyourdesiredthickness,dry-shavetheiceonce.Thenapplyanother1-2layersofREALice-treatedwaterusingtheiceresurfacingmachine.Youwillhaveproducedaclear,densesheetofice.
Next Job: Find the Sweet Spot
Raise ice temperature 3-5°F/2-3°C
Checkthetemperatureoftheice.BecauseREALice-treatedwaterfreezessoquickly,youwillneedtoraiseyourbrinesettingshigheroryouricewillbebrittle.Whatthattemperaturewillendupbeingisuniquetoyourbuilding,butyoucanexpectittobe3-5°Fhigher(1-2°C)inordertopreventthewaterfromfreezingtooquickly.
Raisingthetemperatureshouldbedonegraduallyandinstepsof1°F(½°C)atatime.Beforemakingasecondtemperatureincrease,waitaboutaweekastheiceneedstostabilize
Repeatthegradualtemperatureincreasesuntilthesnowfromadry-shaveiswet.Then,lowertheicetemperaturebyonedegree.
REALiceAssembly,OperatingInstructionsandIce-MakingandMaintenanceTips–022020 6
Watertemperature
Normally,onlycoldwaterwillneedtobeusedwithREALice.Insomecircumstancesitmaybenecessarytoaddsomewarmwater,especiallyiftheambienttemperatureabovetheiceiscolderthanfreezingandtheiceisfreezingfromthetopdowninsteadthebottomup.Withimproperbuildinginsulationandcoldoutdoortemperatures,thetowelonthebackoftheiceresurfacingmachinecouldfreezetotheiceunlesstemperedwaterisused.
Cold water 5-18°C, 41-64°F
AnytemperedwaterneedstoberunthroughtheREALicesystem.MixingREALice-treatedwaterwithregularwaterwillresultinbadice.Thewatertemperaturedoesnotneedtoexceed18°C/64°F.
Humidity
Highhumiditycreatesicecrystals(rime)onthesurface,resultinginmoresnowbeingproduced.Thehumiditylevelsintheicearenashouldnotexceed50-55%
Humidity
between 50-55%
REALiceAssembly,OperatingInstructionsandIce-MakingandMaintenanceTips–022020 7
UseonlyREALice-treatedwater
DoNOTmixwaters.NormalwaterandREALice-treatedwatershouldneverbemixed.Theyhavedifferentproperties(viscosity),differentfreezingcharacteristicsandcreatedifferenticecrystals.Mixingthewaterswillresultinbadiceaswellashigherenergyconsumptionasyourrefrigerationplantwillbeworkinghardertofreezetheresultingslushywater.
REALice-water
24h
TheeffectofaREALicetreatmentlastsatleast24hours.Thismeanstheleft-overfloodwaterintheiceresurfacingmachinecanbetoppedupthroughouttheday.Infact,theiceresurfacingmachinecanbefilledintheeveningandcanbeusedforthefirstresurfacingthefollowingday.
Washwater
Thewashwaterintheiceresurfacingmachinemayneedtobeslightlywarmerthanthefloodwatertopreventitfromclogging.
REALiceAssembly,OperatingInstructionsandIce-MakingandMaintenanceTips–022020 8
Icethickness
SinceicemadewithREALiceisusuallyclearerthanordinaryice,itisdifficulttoestimatetheicethickness,especiallywhenbuildingicefromscratchfortheveryfirsttime!Makeitahabittoregularlycheckthattheicehasnotbecometoothick.
Ice thickness 30mm/1¼ inches.
Itisgenerallysufficienttohaveanicethicknessof1¼inches(30mm).Aimtokeeptheicethicknessconsistent:anextrathicknessof10mm/.40inchesresultsin18m³or193.75ft2oficetokeepfrozenduringthewholeseason.Gatesanddoors
Makeitahabittoalwaysclosegatesanddoorstoboththearenaandtotheicerink.Warm,moistaircomingintotherinkwillresultinhigherenergycostsandpooricequalityifagateordoorremainsopenforlongerthannecessary.Ifthereisanoption,anairlockispreferred.
REALiceAssembly,OperatingInstructionsandIce-MakingandMaintenanceTips–022020 9
Icetemperature
Theicehasonlyonetemperaturerangewhereit'sbestandthattemperaturerangediffersfromrinktorink.Iftheiceistoowarmitwillbesoftandtough.Iftheiceistoocold,theicewillbedryandbrittle,resultinginalotofsnowontheice. Thebestwaytofindtheoptimalrangeistoraiseicetemperatureinsmallincrements,½°Cor1°Fatatimeandthenwaitaweekbeforeraisingthetemperatureagain.Duringthistime,studytheicequality.Repeatuntilthesnowfromadry-shaveiswet.Then,lowertheicetemperaturebyonestep.Thisisthesweetspot.
Tohot–Bad
Optimal
Tocold–Bad
REALiceAssembly,OperatingInstructionsandIce-MakingandMaintenanceTips–022020 10
Resurfacing
REALice-treatediceismoredurable,producingfewerscarsandgougesthanordinaryice.Thismeansthequantityoffloodwaterbeingputdown,inmostcases,canbereduced.
Beobservantoftheamountofwaterusedandthethicknessoftheice.Shavetheicewitheachresurfacing,don’tjust“collect”thesnow.Asaruleofthumb,it’salwaysbettertoshavemorethanless.
Alwayshaveagood,sharpbladeinstalled.Driveslowlyandconsistentlywitheachresurfacing.Turnoffthewaterwhereseveralpasseswillbemade,suchasoverthecreases.ResurfacinganOlympicrinkshouldtake10-12minuteswhileanNHL-rinkshouldtake8-10minutes.
Ifyouriceishavingtroublefreezingthewater,checkyouricethicknessandoperators’floodingroutinefirst.Inmostcases,theunfrozenwateriscausedbyicethat’stoothick.
Loweringthebrinetemperaturetosolvetheproblemofwaterthatwon’tfreezewillresultinbrittle,chippyicethatscarseasily.
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REALiceAssembly,OperatingInstructionsandIce-MakingandMaintenanceTips–022020 11
Gradualchanges
Anicerinkiscomplex,wheremanycomponentscontributetotheoverallicequalityandenergyconsumption.Experience,careandexpertiseareneededtobuildandmaintainareallygoodsheetofice.WhenchangesaremadeafterhavinginstallediceusingREALice,itisimportanttomakejustonechangeatatimetounderstandhowthechangehasimpactedtheice.
One change at a time:
Ice thickness
Resurfacing temperature
Humidity
Spectators
Ice temperature
Outside temperature
Arena temperature
Amount of water
Compressors
Thereisacertaindelayintheiceafteranadjustment:waitatleastaweekbeforemakingfurtherchanges.
REALiceAssembly,OperatingInstructionsandIce-MakingandMaintenanceTips–022020 12
Bestpractices,REALice,summary
AllwaterusedforyourrinkneedstobeREALICEtreated Comments
AfterinstallofREALICE Firstincreasetheicetemperaturetomakeiteasiertoshavetheice.Shavetheicetojustabovelinesand/oradvertising.Afterfinishingshaving
returntothenormalicetemperature.
BuildingNewIce UseREALICEun-heatedwater
Normally,REALICEisusedwithonlycoldwater.Insomecircumstancesitmaybenecessarytoaddsomewarmwater.Thisisseenmorewhenthereisverycoldwaternear5C/40Fand/orifthebrinetempeitherhasnotbeenresetupwardsorifthereareinconsistenciesinresettingthebrinetemperature.Trythisbyaddingalittlewarmwater(REALICEtreated)at
atime,ifyoudonotgetgoodresultswithonlycoldwater.
UsetheREALICEhandheldnozzletobuildverythinlayersforbothnewiceaftertakingdowntherinkandalsoforbuildingiceoverexistingice.
Adjusttempasneededtypicalun-heatedwater
Note:recommendedunit
installationtoallowhot/coldmixing.Thiscanhelpwithrateoffreezingasdoesconfirmingaccuratecontrolofbrine
temperature.
WaterPressure Needstobeatleast3bar/45psi Citywaterusually,3-5baror45-60psi
ResurfacingTank FillwithonlyREALICEtreatedwater Allcoldormixed
Donotmix REALICEwaterwithuntreated
waterforthebestresults
NormalwaterandREALICE-waterhavedifferentpropertiesandshouldnotbemixed.Thedifferentwatershavedifferentfreezingcharacteristicsandvariousicecrystals.Mixofwaterwillgiveyouapooricequalityand
higherenergyconsumption.
TheeffectofREALICEtreatmentlastsatleast24hours.ThismeansthatyoucanfilluptheIceMachineintheevening,beforenextday'swork
Washwater ThewashwaterintheIceMachinemayusuallyneedtobeslightlywarmer,nottobecooledbythere-circulatingwater,topreventitfrom
clogging.
DoesnotneedtobeREALICEwater–orcanuseREALICEbutneedto
usemixingtomake warm
TypicalIcethicknessabout30mm,or1.20”
Willvarybasedonyourconditionsorifrinkiscoveredforothervenuesorduetoregulations.
Icetemperature(BrineTemp)
Iftheiceistowarmitbecomessoftandtough.Iftoocold,theicebecomesdryandbrittleanditbuildsupalotofsnowontheice.Thetemperatureoftheoptimalrangeisdifferentfromicerinktoicerinkwhereeachicerinkisuniquebasedonclimatezone,ageanduseof
refrigerationequipment,etc.Thebestwaytofindtheoptimalrangeistoraiseicetemperatureinsmallincrements,about0.25to0.50°C,1-1.5°Fatatimeandthenwaitatleastacoupleofdaysandduringthetime
studytheicequality.Thisisrepeateduntilyoufeelthattheicequalityistoobad.Thenyoulowertheicetemperatureonestep.
Thereneedstobeaccurateautomaticcontrolofthebrinetemp?
HowisBrinetempforthe
specificrinkmeasured/controlled?
Resurfacing IcemadeofREALICE-treatedwaterismoredurablethanordinaryice.Thismeansthatitdoesnotgetasmuchandasdeepscarsand
injuriesinaREALICEcomparedtoaregularice.Thisalsomeansthatthewaterthatisaddedateachresurfacingusuallycanbereducedor
usefewerresurfacingrounds. Itisimportantthatyoushavetheice,notonly“collect”thesnow.
Humidity Highhumiditycreatesrimeontheiceandthereforeproducesmoresnow.Toobtainanoptimalice,thehumidityintheicearenashouldnotexceed50-55%.Alsoverylowambienttemp,(lessthan10C/50F)especiallyifthetempapproachesthedewpointcancausefoggingand
frost/rimeontheice.
Whatisthehumidityanddewpoint