The primary purpose of a recreational ice refrigeration system is to safely and efficiently provide a high quality sheet of ice under all normal operating conditions.
There are many styles of refrigeration systems and each of these systems serve a useful purpose for a particular application and none of them are equally suited for all applications. Careful consideration must be taken to ensure that you get the system that suits your facility.
At Accent Refrigeration Systems we will work through the options with you to ensure that you are making the best long term solution for your facility. The following is a basic list discussion points that will be encountered in your journey to build a new ice facility. We can provide you with in depth information and recommendations on each point during the design process.
Basic Venue Consideration
Is the facility to be an indoor ice facility or an outdoor ice facility?
Outdoor Ice Surface
If you are planning an outdoor ice facility there are a tremendous amount of sub-base design considerations that are important to ensure the long term integrity of the concrete slab. This has to be done properly or it will almost always create long term problems.
Outdoor ice rinks by their nature can have extremely volatile load profiles, ranging from no load at all during times of cold still air to extremely high loads on warm windy days. Designing a refrigeration system becomes a balancing act between providing sufficient refrigeration capacity to accommodate high load conditions and yet keeping the installation costs within a practical budget. More often than not, a larger refrigeration system will be required for an outdoor ice arena.
Will the ice surface and refrigeration system be in a permanent location or moved each season. This decision will change the style of system that would be best for you.
It is always a good idea to install a sunscreen or roof over an outdoor ice rink to minimize the impact of the sun, rain, and snow.
Indoor Ice Surface
Most ice facilities are indoor venues and will have spectator seating ranging from none at all to professional venues with seating for over 20,000 spectators. The quantity of spectators will have a significant impact on the selection of refrigeration and ventilation equipment.
First cost
How important is the first cost of the equipment to you? What are you willing to give up to lower costs? Ice quality, energy efficiency, equipment lifecycle, safety?
With any new business venture, keeping your first cost down is very important in order to get the doors open. In an arena or curling club, your ice is your life and your refrigeration system is your life-line to that ice. It really has to be done right. We will show you how to do it right and we will show you how to spend your money in a manner that it will pay dividends for years to come.
Facility usage
Is your primary purpose going to be professional hockey, figure skating or community recreational skating? Each user group will have an optimum ice condition and a specific refrigeration requirement.
Will your facility be used year round or just seasonally? If your facility is to be used for ice sports more than 7 months of the year your will require sub-floor heating to eliminate the possibility of frost heaves.
Will you require a concrete floor for multipurpose or a sand floor for ice sports only. A concrete floor requires less ongoing maintenance.
Facility usage
Is your primary purpose going to be professional hockey, figure skating or community recreational skating? Each user group will have an optimum ice condition and a specific refrigeration requirement.
Will your facility be used year round or just seasonally? If your facility is to be used for ice sports more than 7 months of the year your will require sub-floor heating to eliminate the possibility of frost heaves.
Will you require a concrete floor for multipurpose or a sand floor for ice sports only. A concrete floor requires less ongoing maintenance.
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