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Originally Posted by Hanni
Question for you rink builders about flooding, looking at building a rink next winter and bursting a pipe scares the crap out of me, can you run an outside tap in the winter? (Brand new house, frost-free faucet)
Google wasn't very helpful.
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Originally Posted by moncton golden flames
I always hot flood by hose, light spray. I keep the hose indoors in the basement laundry room. I connect to a laundry sink and run it out thru a window. This keeps my hose in the house and always clear and ready to use.
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For years I used the external hose bip at my place. The water while "cold" is still warm enough to have an effect on the ice sheet. In fact I neve had a problem with the flood. That being said I was always sure to prep the ice before a flood. I shoveled any excess "ice" or "snow" from skating off the surface so it was as smooth as possible.
My recollection is that newer homes have a different type of hose bip that stops freezing and doesn't need to have the water turned off to the outside.
I took this approach through some really cold spells in Central Albarta. You just need to ensure you keep the hose somewhere warmer than zero, for me that was the garage.