Snow Melt Systems are essentially a radiant floor for outdoors. PEX tubing is imbedded in a controlled pattern, during a

    concret pour. A Glycol/Water mixture is heated and pumped thru the tubing to bring the surface up to a temperature just     above the freezing point. Automatic snow melt controls can be installed to sense a combination of freezing temperature and     humitidy. Both condition must be met for the system to start up.

    A common miconception is that you will be heating the surface all winter long. In actuality, the system only operate when     it is manually turned on or when moisture and freezing temperature are present. Once the surface is dry or the temperature     climbs above freezing the system will automatically turn off. It might be below freezing for extended periods with no snow,     the system will not start up. The manual override can be used if a large snowfall is predicted but has yet to arrive or blowing     snow has drifted onto the surface without hitting the sensor.

    Snow melt is commonly used for driveways, sidewalks, handicap access areas, truck loading bays, exterior ramps, and     retail storefronts. Some less common applications might include lake front porches and exterior dining areas, thus providing     comfort and extension of the useful season for those areas.