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Ice N' Go Installation Help
 Need help installing your Ice N' Go Rink? We have just what you need! Our step by step guide for setting up your rink on unlevel ground will help the process go faster and we have tips for general installation too. Download our installation video to watch a live installation or print off the complete installation manual.


Setting Up AFTER the 1st Snowfall

When setting up your Ice N' Go Rink after the 1st snowfall, you need to do the following:

  • Measure out the size of the rink.
  • Leave approximately 3in. / 8cm. layer of snow across the area.
  • Compact the snow on the selected area (using a shovel or a lawn roller).
  • Once you have compacted the snow, check the level of the land. Level out, if necessary (see below for directions) by adding snow at the lowest point or scrapping away snow at the highest point.
  • Ensure that the center of the rink is slightly lower than the outer edges by 1 to 2 inches.
  • Your site is now ready for the installation of your Ice N' Go Rink.

Installation Diagram

Setting Up on Unlevel Ground

This first step will allow the installation of a leveled ice rink. This is crucial and must be done properly.

  • Using your garden hose, start filling the ice rink with water.
  • If the water starts to accumulate in one spot, close to the border, lift the border and level out by adding compacted snow or Styrofoam* supports underneath the lowest sections of the border.
  • Continue filling your ice rink until water completely covers the liner.
  • You skating rink will have reached an even level when the water is 1in / 25cm below the top of the blue tube (C) of the border.
  • Let the water freeze.

Existing Conditions
*Spacing between supports should not exceed 4 feet.
If you need to raise the border between 10 to 12 inches, supports should be installed every 2 feet.

  • Watering Period: How to correct the level of the ice rink when the water starts to accumulate against the border or starts spilling out of the border.
    • Pull the section of the border up where the water accumulated the most and pack some snow or Styrofoam supports underneath this border. Adjust the adjacent border.

  • Watering Period: How to correct the level of the ice rink when the water is unable to cover a section of the liner.
    • Pull the border up all around the ice rink and pack some snow (Styrofoam or any suitable material) under it. Continue filling the ice rink with water.
    Raising Borders
  • The ice is finished, but you notice that the ice is too thin in one spot.
    • Pull the border up all around the ice rink. To do so, un-stick the border from the ice by pulling firmly. Make the border slide on the excess liner and bring too the top of the ice. Pack some snow (Styrofoam or any suitable material) under the border to hold it in place. Fill the ice rink with water according to the instructions. (Making the final layer of ice)

  • The ice is finished, but you notice that one section of the border is too low compared to the rest of the border.
    • Pull the border up all around the ice rink. To do so, un-stick the border from the ice by pulling firmly. If it is stuck, do not pull on it as it might rip. Use warm water along the edge until you can safely pull on it. make the border slide on the excess liner and bring it to the top of the ice. Pack some snow (Styrofoam or any suitable material) under the border to hold it in place. Fill the ice rink with water according to the instructions. (Making the final layer of ice).