Zamboni 445 - Ice Making Water; Using the Board Brush

Operating the Ice Resurfacer
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Ice Making Water
Using hot water for the ice making water will generally produce the best ice surface. Do not
use water hotter than 160
0
F (70
0
C) as this could damage the plastic ice making water tank.
To use the ice making water during a resurfacing:
• With the conditioner down and the machine moving forward, open the ice
making water valve, located on the left side of the conditioner.
• You can regulate this water ow by opening and closing the valve. Some
operators reduce the water ow in areas of the ice surface where they're
driving pattern overlaps many times, such as in the corners, at the ends of
the ice or the hockey goal areas to avoid leaving too much water.
• When the resurfacing is completed, close the valve before raising the
conditioner.
Using the Board Brush
The optional board brush will help you produce a high quality ice surface by sweeping
away the snow and ice that gathers at the base of the dasher boards, next to the kick plate,
around the perimeter of the ice. It is important to sweep this snow and ice away before
water is applied. This will prevent ice buildup on the boards. Ice buildup increases the
need for ice edging.
The board brush is usually used during the rst pass around the perimeter of the ice surface.
To operate the board brush:
• Activate the solenoid operated control valve by turning on the board brush
switch on the instrument panel. (See Figure 6.2).
• At the activation of the control valve, the board brush arm will extend from
the left side of the machine while lowering to the ice and the board brush
motor will start.
• Carefully and slowly drive the machine parallel to the dasher boards so that
the brush reaches the boards and sweeps the snow away from them. The
roller on the board brush arm should contact the dasher boards.
• The machine should be positioned so the conditioner is as close to the boards
as possible for two reasons. 1) Sweepings are directed into the auger area
and collected by the conditioner. 2) The snow brush can then extend out on
its own to the boards in the corners.
• When the roller is in contact with the dasher boards, the machine is in the
correct location for best brush performance. The board brush arm has a spring
action so that the machine's distance from the dasher boards can vary a little.