Andover Community Center The Andover Community Center is a great example of an affordable ice system for a community based rink. The ice system includes: An industrial-grade refrigeration system designed for year round operation providing efficient operation, low maintenance, and high performance. The system will serve the facility for over 25 years. Layout that allows easy access to all equipment for safe and easy operation and maintenance. A waste heat recovery system that captures “free heat” from the refrigeration system and uses it for melting ice shavings in the snow melt pit and for heating the sub-soils beneath the ice rink floor for frost protection. Simple, straight-forward controls for the refrigeration systems that is easy to operate while providing necessary monitoring capabilities. Facility Community Rink Status Completed October 2003 Owner City of Andover, Minnesota Cost $430K