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If you have a job that requires you to be able to get out of your driveway, have a sloped driveway, have an extremely small footprint of yard with no room for plowed snow to be pilled, or if you have invested in a high end driveway surface that would be damaged by plowing, installing a snowmelt system is an extremely viable option to consider. Many people hesitate or eliminate snowmelt as an option though because they believe the annual operating cost for running the snowmelt system is too high. It is true that the overall cost of installing a snowmelt system is high ($18 – $30 / sq ft depending on the size of the system), but if you factor in the costs associated with why you considered snowmelt, then understanding the operating costs is important factor in swaying your decision toward snowmelting.
Once installed the annual operating and upkeep of a snowmelt system is actually very reasonable. Based on NOAA snowfall data for our area, we calculate the annual operating cost of the snowmelt system to only be in the $1 – $2 / sq ft range in a standard snowfall winter, depending on how the controls are set-up on your system. In many cases the annual operating cost of operating a properly controlled and installed snowmelt system is less than the cost of an annual plowing contract.
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The snowmelt design is based on typical standards and practices for this area. The snowmelting system design and operating costs are based on the following The snowmelting system is designed to melt up to 12” of snowfall / day, and is based on snowfalls happening between 20 – 32F, and is designed to melt up to 98% of the snowfall in these ranges. Snowfall rates of more than ½” / hour will create snow build-up, but the snowmelt system will continue to perform under the snow. Snowfalls below 20F outdoor temperatures may take longer to melt, and would have higher heat loss rates.
Snowmelt systems have a start-up time that varies depending on the outdoor temperature, and the temperature of the slab. {Snowmelting systems are not a “Spectator Sport”; heat up and melting times can vary greatly, but none of them are short}. To minimize snowmelt build-up, manual “Jump Start” should be used on the snowmelt control. Manual start of the snowmelt system will allow the slab to get up to a melting temperature before the snowmelt event starts, or at a minimum will reduce the warm-up time once a snow event starts. Manual “Jump Start” is generally programmed for 8 hour run time. If nothing happens during that time, the system will simply shutdown, otherwise if a snow event happens during that time frame, the main snow sensing controls will take over and run the system in it’s typical operating procedure. Manual “Jump Start” does increase energy usage on the snowmelt systems, but reduces snow build-up.
A properly maintained and operated snowmelt system should be able to be operated in this area during a typical winter snow fall season (30 events / 40” snow total) for approximately
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