How do they make the ice in an ice rink?

Question

How do they make the ice in an ice rink?

Answer 1

They freeze the water and then maintain the surface with a Zamboni

Answer 2

If it's a standard indoor rink there are pipes inside the concrete floor that they pump the coolant liquid through to drop the concrete temperature. Then they spray water on it. Then the Zamboni will go on and scrape it and apply more water. That's how you can go to a game and the air temperature is around 60 degrees but you still have ice. If it's an outdoor rink it should either be lined will plastic or hay. You just keep spraying water on it so that the ice builds up over the course of a few days as long as the air temp is low enough.

Answer 3

torvill and dean were on paul o grady tonight they were talking about it. i was surprised to hear they paint white paint under the ice (before the water is put on) otherwise it would be clear and the lighting wouldnt be the same, and the top is glazed as well. apart from that i guess they just pour water on and freeze

Answer 4

they poor water in and turn on the freezers

Answer 5

I work at a rink (and i'm a skater too!) Basically it's the same as a few previous answers with the pipework under concrete etc. Also another interesting fact is that when an ice resurface is done (when the ice cutter removes the top layer of the ice with a sharp blade) fresh warm water is added on top of the cut ice. Reason being is warm water bonds better with the freezing cold ice. Thus making it smooth and less brittle and less prone to cracks or large chips. I have done hundreds of resurfaces!! Hope this helps!

Answer 6

well, most rinks have a central cooling system underground or around the sides of the rink. first, there is about 2 packed feet of sand, covered with a layer of concrete, which is then painted white [and additional hockey regulation lines] and covered with about 2-3 inches of ice [which is frozen due to the central cooling system] and then only the lines are re-painted, and finally about one more inch of ice.

here is a very in-depth diagram of the process:

http://www.paceindustrial.com/uploads/im...

i hope this helps! my family owns a rink and every few years we tear up the rink and re-do the sand, concrete, ice, and paint. its really cool to watch actually.