Comments on: Backyard ice rink tip – keeping your hose thawed

By: Lakesport

Lakesport — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 05:59:43 +0000

The best idea I’ve heard to get rid of the air pocket’s, was to put a car on the ice, I have yet to try it , I have no access to our Rink with the boards up. I usually have that problem when we get a warm day or two in later Feb. Finally getting cold enough that we started icing our rink a few days ago. (Minnesota)

By: tony

tony — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:40:23 +0000

The best way I’ve found is to blow it out using my shop-vac. That way you keep your hands nice and dry.

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META-DAD » DIY Backyard Ice Rink — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:33:48 +0000

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By: Dan, Sylvan Lake, AB

Dan, Sylvan Lake, AB — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:17:45 +0000

I built our 55′ by 110′ last year and the learning curve has been enourmous. As far as keeping the hose from freezing, I have a long hose and it is very bulky taking in and out of the house so up until now I have been draining over the top of my 8 foot high back boards. This sometimes still leaves water in some spots. I plan this year to mount a small air compressor next to the faucet and blow the hose out. We put in a hot tub last summer, and dunking the hose in there for 10 minutes works probably better than anything. I could get a little messy, so I haven’t told my wife.

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 12:41:16 +0000

Thank you! Thank you! This is our first year making a rink. We have done well and have been skating on it twice. I have some thin-soft spots where our skates have dug in. Today I’m off to buy the parts to make a rink rake, Up to now I’ve been hand spraying and using a lawn sprinkler. Thanks again.

By: John

John — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:24:34 +0000

PT – If the hole is near the surface you can break a hole down to the pocket, packet it tight with snow, then add a little water. Enough to soak the snow, but not melt it. Let that freeze solid and then resurface your rink. If you ever watch an NHL game thats what the refs are doing when they scrape some ice with their skate, push it into a bad spot on the ice and then hit it with water from a gatorade bottle.

By: pt

pt — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 16:56:46 +0000

anyone know how to treat and eliminate the air pockets form under the ice surface when I resurface the backyard ice rink?

By: My Family Loves It » DIY Backyard ice rink

My Family Loves It » DIY Backyard ice rink — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:59:46 +0000

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