We utilized the potential of roof run-off to fill a large rink for free instead of using well water, or worse yet, buying water! We had a rink that was 50' x 65' (3,250 ft2) by 6" deep (approximate volume of 12,155 gallons), and we filled it quickly for free by simply using our roof run-off. We...

For smaller rinks, we sometimes fill up with well water, and as long as you have a good aquifer it can be fine. However, for a larger rink, we utilized the potential of roof run-off to fill the rink for free instead of using well water, or worse yet, buying water! We had a rink that was 50' x 65' (3...

If the bottom of the downspout is just above the top of the ice, but below the top of the boards and you don't want to bore a large hole for the pvc pipeline, you could bore a smaller hole have a few short pieces of pvc in the last 1-2' of pipeline which "step down" in size, or connect a s...