Resources
Ice expands, grips and pushes. Learn the three ways winter ice damages docks, boathouses and boat lifts, and which of them a dock de-icer can help prevent.
Thick ice and snow can starve a stocked pond of oxygen by late winter. Learn how winterkill happens, which ponds are at risk, and how a de-icer helps.
Dock mount, lake bottom mount or oscillator mount? A simple guide to matching the right Arbrux mount to your dock, shoreline and season.
Closing the cottage for winter but keeping your dock protected? Here is how to set up a dock de-icer to run safely and reliably while you are away.
A practical fall dock checklist for Canadian cottage owners. What to inspect, pull out and set up before the ice comes in, including where a dock de-icer fits.
Learn how a dock de-icer can help protect a boat lift from winter ice, plus what to consider for placement, water depth and lift configuration.
Should you remove your dock for winter or leave it in? Learn when dock removal makes sense and when a de-icer can help protect structures from winter ice.
Learn how shallow water affects dock de-icer performance, placement and coverage, and what to consider when protecting your waterfront from winter ice.
Learn when to turn on your dock de-icer, what signs of freeze-up to watch for, and how to prepare your waterfront before winter ice forms.
Learn what affects the cost of running a dock de-icer, including unit size, runtime, electricity rates, and winter conditions before choosing the right system for your waterfront.
Regional Guides
Arbrux helps protect docks and shorelines right across Canada. These guides look at what winter ice and summer weeds mean for some of the country's best-known lake regions.
Muskoka · Kawartha Lakes · Rideau Lakes & Thousand Islands · Georgian Bay & Parry Sound · The Laurentians · Lake of the Woods & the Whiteshell · Central Alberta Lakes · Shuswap & Okanagan · Lake Simcoe & Lake Couchiching · Nova Scotia Lakes
