Benefits of using the JJE De-OX System

All users can benefit from this new ice making technology.  Hockey players, figure skaters, speed skaters, arena operators, facility owners, managers and the general public all want ice that is safer, harder, faster, and clearer.  The De-OX System has demonstrated to produce higher quality ice, use less heated water and less energy to manufacture.  It also has proven to reduce level of injuries to workers that maintain the ice surface along with fewer potential injuries to users of the ice skating rinks.

Clear Ice
• By removing the dissolved oxygen, the De-OX water creates a denser, harder and clearer sheet of ice.  Aesthetically, there will be an improvement in ice clarity so that lines and logos are sharper and crisper. 

Resilient Ice
• The ice is more resistant to chipping, gouging and snow build-up, whether it is used for hockey, figure or recreational skating. 

Energy Efficient Ice
• The entire ice thickness can be reduced by ½ to 1 inch.  The less ice needed to be installed during a season, will result in a significant reduction in overall water consumption.

• Using De-OX water for ice making prevents a build-up of trapped gases at the surface during the freezing process.  As the surface freezes last, De-OX water requires less energy to freeze.  Because of this, the plant can now operate 2 to 3 degrees warmer than it did when regular ice making water was used.  For each degree raised in ice temperature there is an estimated saving in refrigeration costs of about 8%.  Even the temperature of the Ice Resurfacer water has been reduced from 160 degrees to 70 degrees, further reducing energy costs.

• De-OX treated water has a lower viscosity and will flow better over the entire ice surface at lower temperatures.  By maintaining your ice with De-OX treated water, a facility can save in ice maintenance, labour, refrigeration heat loads, hot water usage and mechanical depreciation.

Superior Ice
• The most important aspect of the system is the superior quality of the ice surface.  The ice is denser, faster, and clearer than ice made with any other ice making water.  The De-OX system helps ensure a high quality ice regardless of extreme changes in outside temperature, which tend to affect other ice rinks.

Our innovative design will respond to the contemporary challenges of ice maintenance.  Our energy savings methods will also help in today’s increased program demands; longer ice making seasons and rising energy costs.