Perfect Ice Backyard Skating Rinks
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01/06/2021
How it started vs. How it’s going!
Need a rink fast? Our water service can help with that.
12/20/2020
The kids at Aspen Hill Montessori school will be enjoying the outdoors this winter!
Perfect Ice Pro Tips:
Pro Tip #1: Buy the expandable hose! This will make set up and take down so much easier.
Pro Tip #2: If you don't have hot water to your outside tap, fill a 5 gallon bucket with your hottest tap water and coil the hose near the tap into the bucket. This will warm the water slightly so it doesn't freeze while you flood.
Pro Tip #3: Get those leaves, sticks, and needles off your ice. If you leave them on your ice, they will melt down into the ice when it's sunny out and you won't be able to shovel them off.
12/12/2020
Perfect Ice Step 4: Flood again!
Go in the opposite direction you went last time to smooth out the fine ridges from the "zamboni".
12/12/2020
Perfect Ice Step 3: Time to flood!
I use a home made "zamboni" attached to an expandable garden hose. A valve allows just enough water to keep the ice wet but not so much you start to pool water on the ice.
Thin layers will freeze quickly, allowing you multiple passes within 30min.
BUY THE EXPANDABLE HOSE! Makes life so much easier.
12/12/2020
Perfect Ice Step 2: If you want really smooth ice, you should do a quick sweep with a corn broom.
You will be amazed how dirty the last bits of snow and ice are.
Sweeping will pull the grime out of the grooves in the ice. Your ice will last longer in the spring as you won't have as many contaminants imbedded within.
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