Accent Refrigeration Systems

We are very excited to announce the 6th printing of our recreational facility operator's manual. This manual has been widely acclaimed as the most complete in the industry. Our latest revision includes over 200 pages of up to date information on the efficient operation of your facility. In addition to the expanded refrigeration section, this comprehensive guide includes the following new sections.

We are very excited to announce the 6th printing of our recreational facility operator's manual. This manual has been widely acclaimed as the most complete in the industry.
Our latest revision includes over 200 pages of up to date information on the efficient operation of your facility. In addition to the expanded refrigeration section, this comprehensive guide includes the following new sections.

The History of the Artificial Ice Rink

The first use of refrigeration was for the preservation of food. As an industry, it became of commercial importance in the early 18th century when men would cut large blocks of ice from frozen lakes for storage in ice houses through the summer.

Ice was first made artificially on an experimental basis around 1820, but it was not until 1834 that Jacob Perkins, an American engineer, perfected the process. Mr. Perkins was the inventor of what was to develop into our modern day vapour compression systems.

Perfect IceTM is a passion, which should be the goal of every ice technician. It can be a goal, which is very difficult to achieve on an ongoing bases in some facilities. Each facility has its own operating environment, which can change year to year and even hour to hour. Each particular user group will bring a whole new set of problems.

How to keep your ice facility full and profitable

As a builder of ice sports facilities we have seen many recreation facilities come and go over the years. More facilities have failed due to poor marketing then poor management or programming.

Some facilities have lingered on the edge of solvency for years but have never truly prospered. Many of these failing arenas were built in areas with great demographics. On the other hand we have watched other facilities that have been built in non-traditional ice sports areas that have exceeded beyond all expectations.

Ice rinks by their nature consume a great deal of energy in their normal day to day operation. In a typical community arena it is the operation of the ice plant refrigeration system that consumes the most energy.

Next to your staff, electricity will be your highest cost of operating an ice facility. In areas with high utility rates the cost of electricity can be in excess of $100,000.00 per year!