Chapter 3 – Operating Procedures: Standard Ice Resurfacing
The following provides direction on how to use the Zamboni FastICE system to perform a standard ice
resurfacing.
1. Fill the Ice Making Water tank to between 50% and 100% full. The amount of water in the tank
should be determined by how much ice thickness you plan to build.
2. Turn on the machine
2.a.
If the machine is fuel powered, increase the engine speed to 2500 RPM
2.b.
If your machine is a Model 546, turn on the FastICE PTO switch before increasing the
engine speed (recommended).
3. Turn on FastICE system
3.a.
Turn the Master Power Switch to the ON position. If the machine was turned off since the
last FastICE session, then the restart process will take a little less than 30 seconds.
4. Set the blade cutting depth
4.a.
Drive onto the ice, lower the conditioner, and set the blade depth into the ice before
turning on the spray booms.
4.a.i.
If the machine is battery-powered, turn on the augers
4.b.
Once the blade depth into the ice is set, turn on the upper and lower spray booms.
5. Adjust ice water spray scaling factor to set the target ice thickness
5.a.
Adjust desired spray thickness according to ice conditions.
6. Recommended resurfacing speed
6.a.
We recommended a speed for FastICE Sessions of 5 MPH (8 km/h). This speed should be
maintained throughout the ice resurfacing session, both in the straights and in the turns.
7. Turn Upper spray boom OFF in the crease area
7.a.
We recommended turning off the Upper boom OFF in the goal crease area, and behind the
goal line, as this will avoid putting too much water in these areas.
7.b.
We recommend experimenting with the system to determine which boom you prefer to
turn off while going through these areas.
Operating Manual
Zamboni FastICE
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