Glycol Driveway Heating Systems

Retrofit heated driveways and sidewalks.

Glycol driveway heating systems. Electric heated driveways are fully automated activated by a high tech snow sensor that activates the snowmelt system when it detects precipitation and the temperature is below 39 fahrenheit. Our tuff cable and hott wire can be retrofit to bring all the benefits of a snow melting systems to existing driveways ramps walkways or other surfaces. A boiler is then used to pump water and antifreeze through the tubing in order to melt the snow and ice above. Installing a radiant heated driveway not only eliminates the time consuming arduous task of manual snow removal but enhances safety and increases the.

A series of pumps located near the boiler in a special mechanical room then circulates the heated water through the closed loop of tubing. The heating element in a hydronic system is a closed loop tubing made of a flexible polymer typically a cross linked polyethylene or a synthetic rubber that circulates a mixture of hot water and propylene glycol antifreeze much like the mixture used in a car radiator. Note that liquids are not sensitive to what we call the temperature felt. Hydronic snow melting systems utilize flexible polymer pex tubing and a centrally located boiler water heater to heat a mixture of water and propylene glycol anti freeze.

Hydronic driveway heating systems are installed by placing a closed system of plastic tubing beneath the surface of the driveway. The main advantage of a hydronic system is the cost to. Using a mixture of 70 water and 30 glycol your system will be frost free up to 12 degrees celsius. The hydronic heating system uses copper tubing or cross linked polyethylene pex with a liquid treated with antifreeze to warm the driveway or walkway.

Heat radiates up from the tubing to the surface of your driveway and melts away snow and ice while drains catch the liquid run off thereby produced channeling the water away from your driveway. The water in heated driveway systems is mixed with an anti freeze glycol. Using a mixture of 50 water and 50 glycol your system will be frost free up to 34 degrees celsius. Larger diameter pipes can transmit more fluids carrying more heat from the heat source in a given time to the target location if the circulator pump is sized properly.

This is known as a hydronic snow melting system. Installing a hydronic driveway heating system. The floors or the driveway to heat. Anyone can enjoy a heated driveway or sidewalk without tearing out their existing surface.

Heat existing driveway or surface with installation via saw cut. The glycol solution is heated with a boiler operated with either manual or automatic controls for ease of use.