Postby Joe » Tue Jan 07, 2014 10:48 pm
It might just be me, but I try to never over-think things when it comes to rinks. I probably flood less than 10 times per season, sometimes less than five, and even though I have a warm-water spigot, I very rarely use it. I flooded last week with cold water (no homeboni, no resurfacer, just the open end of a garden hose) and my surface was like glass, with no weak ice that flaked off with my 200lbs skating around on it. Don't get me wrong, hot/warm water works great and has its place, but I don't want anyone visiting the site and thinking that because they don't have access to warm water, they can't properly maintain their rink. It doesn't have to be that complicated.
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