I live in an part that is known as the “snow belt.” We are located right along the edge of one of the Great Lakes and experience heavy snowfall every winter.
I typically start up the gas furnace in mid October and keep it running until late April. It’s not unofficial for the temperature to remain below frigid for weeks at a time. We periodically suffer through rapidly increasing temperatures down to twenty-5 below zero. The Winter season is a big amount of work and expense. Along with paying gigantic heating bills, there’s snow removal to deal with. Hiring someone to plow the driveway is high-priced, then shoveling the driveway and sidewalks is exhausting, labor-intensive and time-consuming. One of the greatest inventions is most truly the snowmelt system. I heat our cabin with a boiler that is situated in the basement. The boiler is connected to a network of pipes that supply warm water to a combination of baseboard heating and radiant flooring. The boiler is also the heating source for a snowmelt plan installed beneath the cement of the sidewalks and driveway! Just prefer the radiant flooring inside the home, this plan is made up of loops of piping that transfers heated water. The snowmelt plan is activated by temperature and moisture and automatically starts up. It melts away snow and ice to maintain a clear driveway. There’s no need for plowing, shoveling or chemicals that can harm landscaping and no fear of slipping or falling on the ice, but plus, the boiler is genuinely energy efficient and keeps heating costs low. It also supplements water heating and both of us could even heat a swimming pool.
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