Hey Dan, I'm no expert and in fact in the same boat as you, I'm building my first rink this year. What I'm reading is that you should flood a little at a time. Wait for the temp to be a steady -10 Celsius for several days in a row and that's the time to start. Most of the tutorials I've read says to...

Wow, thanks Joe!

Like I said, I'm still learning so I'll take that advice and give it a shot when I do my first fill.

I'm hoping someone responds, I'm interested in the answer as well. This year is my first rink too.

Curious though, what made you decide to bring in a service for the initial water? I'm on a well too and I figured I would fill my 30x50 rink with my own water.

I just finished watching it tonight and I can't agree more. Tells a great story and really got me excited for this upcoming hockey/rink season!

That is an awesome looking rink!! I'm barely ready to flood my first ever rink and it's already a full on addiction. Bring on the cold!!

Hey guys - I'm also looking to start my fill right away. This weekend has some snow in the forecast but it looks like I could start on Monday. Here's my question - Like Kevmac, I'm also filling off a well so I'll go gradual. If I start to fill at 6PM Monday evening, am I likely to get an inch filled...

I'm going to answer my own question and let you guys poke holes in it. :) The big assumption here is that the water flow is an average of 2.5GPM. I really don't know that number and I'll have to test it when I get going but it's a start. My rink is 30 x 48 feet. It's relatively level for slope with ...

Hey guys - It sounds like we have a fair amount of snow coming next week so I'm trying to get the rink filled this week. I think I have the right temps but I'm worried about the small amounts of snow that are coming Wednesday and Friday (~1-2"). If you were looking at this forecast, would you f...

I should have noted that my rink is 30 x 48 and it's quite level (I did the survey) with 5" in one corner to get 4" throughout the rest.

I have a spot in the middle of my rink that seems to be about 2"-3" higher ground than the rest of the rink. It's an area where we have a small sandbox and though I know it was slightly higher, I didn't think it was that high. Of course, put water in there and you find out quick. It's not ...