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Electric Snow Melting Systems

Types of Applications:

Office Building Walkways
Shopping Centre Walkways
Exterior Stairs
Parking Facility Ramps
Hospital Walkways
Helicopter Landing Pads
Residential Driveways
Eavestrough and Downspout Snow Melting

There are thousands of existing snow melting applications which have demonstrated the effectiveness of heating coils in the elimination of snow and ice accumulation. Melting not only eliminates the labour involved with removing snow, but also provides greater safety for pedestrians and vehicles - reducing liability by controlling insurance rates and lawsuits.

For store-front businesses, a snow-free sidewalk and entry can increase walk-in business by increasing accessibility. It also eliminates the need for snow-removal and unsightly and inconvenient piles of snow around entrances and driveways. By using a snow-melting system, the covered area also remains dry, creating a safer surface for pedestrians. In addition to these benefits, snow-melting also eliminates the need for application of salts and chemicals that can damage surfaces - some of which are environmentally hazardous.

Electric snow melting offers a cost-effective means of snow removal compared to hydronic systems when coupled with a snow sensor, a low-temperature thermostatic control, and a remote slab temperature-sensing bulb to limit energy waste from excess heating capacity during light-snow conditions.

Electric snow-melting systems utilize cables that heat up when current is applied to them - like a stove element only much less intense. When these electric cables are embedded into the surface to be heated (concrete or asphalt), the radiating heat warms up the entire slab of material.

This heated surface then simply melts the snow or ice. With the incorporation of a good control system, there never needs to be an accumulation of snow or ice! The sketch below shows a typical electric snow-melting cable installation with the power box embedded in a nearby exterior wall.

Axiom Engineering will utilize application software to design an electric snow-melting system specifically tailored to the geographic location and snow densities of your client's building or business. We'll also design the control system best-suited to the local environment to minimize energy waste.

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