FAQs

How many rink workers does the IRUM need to operate and how much time does deployment and storage take?
With the IRUM's simple pushbutton operation, just one person can deploy or store the IRUM within two minutes. This affords the operator the savings from the IRUM at any time of the day.

If the rink has a power interruption, will the IRUM work?
The IRUM will work if it has been deployed before the power interruption or if it has an independent uninterruptable power source.

If the IRUM should somehow break down in its deployed mode, how can we store it in order for rink rentals to take place?
The IRUM has a dual motor in every IRUM hoist. The second motor is only activated if the primary motor fails, which is an unlikely, but possible, occurrence. Motor failure, although unlikely, is the probable form of IRUM failure and IRUM Ice is assured that it has made this mode of failure negligible. Even though possible, primary motor failure will not jeopardize the IRUM's ability to retract because of each IRUM hoist's second motor. Thus, the second motor virtually eliminates this kind of failure for the IRUM.

What has IRUM Ice done to maximize safety issues for the IRUM?
Each IRUM module (or row, depending on configuration) has two brakes acting on the system. The first brake is activated if the RPM of the host exceeds a specified safety limit. The second brake is always activated when power is stopped or interrupted to the IRUM.

The IRUM contains flame-retardants to reduce flame spread and smoke caused in the event of an ice rink fire.

IRUM Ice designed the IRUM to not cause interference with existing ceiling equipment such as lights and sprinkler heads.