Snowmelt System With Pool Heater
Driveway, radiators, floor and pool heating
The most efficient and comfortable way to heat a home. Uniform heat, silent, dust free…
Hydronic heated driveways melt the snow as it falls automatically stopping when dry…
BCIN certified mechanical designs, heat loss calculations and loop layout drawings…
We can take a lead role in your project to coordinate with all involved trades. Plumbers, HVAC professionals, electricians, concrete contractors, landscapers each play a critical role in the setup of a hydronic system. Real estate in most mechanical rooms comes at a premium. Everyone needs their dedicated and common areas. Trades have to be coordinated in line with the progress of the project. We will liaise with all trades to coordinate progress of your project. An efficient and fully functional system, is the direct result of a well managed project from an experienced team. We ensure there are no surprises, blame games or wasting of your time and energy.
Driveway, radiators, floor and pool heating
A very happy owner
Heated garage and driveway
With custom made Rhella stainless steel headers
The price of a snow melt install depends on the size of the area, the brand and model of the boiler used and the distance from the boiler to the snow melt manifolds. Like with many things the more you buy the cheaper you get as systems get scaled up the $/ ft² goes down. To properly quote a system we need to know the answers to the above variables as they greatly affect the installation costs. Please fill out our Quote Request form and you will get a quick and detailed free quote.
The price of a snow melt install depends on the size of the area, the brand and model of the boiler used and the distance from the boiler to the snow melt manifolds. Like with many things the more you buy the cheaper you get as systems get scaled up the $/ ft² goes down. To properly quote a system we need to know the answers to the above variables as they greatly affect the installation costs. Please fill out our Quote Request form and you will get a quick and detailed free quote.
The cost of running a snow melt system depends on a number of variables. These are:
All the above variables will dictate how long your snow melt system is operating and and therefore consuming energy.
That being said lets look at a 1,000 ft² driveway in the GTA that is well insulated with R10 closed cell insulation from below on a well drained driveway using 3/4″ tubing.
Boiler used: High efficiency modulating boiler 199,000 BTU/hr. 96% peak efficiency
Design glycol temperature: 150°F
ΔT of glycol: 25°F
Boiler efficiency at 125°F return glycol temperature: ~89%
Energy input: 199,000 BTU/hr
Energy output at design conditions: 177,110 BTU/hr
Edge and bottom loss 20% at the slab: 20% = 35,422 BTU/hr
Delivered to the slab: 141,688 BTU/hr
Energy usage: 199,000 BTU/hr
Estimated annual hours of operation: 120 hours (historical weather data)
Gas consumption: 199,000 x 120 = 23,880,000 BTU/yr
Fuel: Natural gas
Fuel energy content: 36,000 BTU/m³
Annual Natural Gas consumption: 23,880,000 / 36,000 = 663.33 m³/yr
Fuel: Natural gas
That means that every operating hour the system will consume about $3.31 CAD
We need the following information conveyed to us to begin the process if applicable:
Once we have all the information we will design your system. For more complex hydronic systems we will create a mechanical design, if there is a need we also can provide heat loss calculations based on floor heating as the primary source of the home as well as loop layouts for those floors needed to obtain a building permit.
Once a contract is signed we will arrange for an on-site meeting for any other trades that we will coordinate the process with. We will lay out amongst us where the plumber put their drains and pipes, the HVAC guys put their AC, HRV, gas manifold and ductwork, the electricians put their electrical panels, the landscapers and concrete guys to go over a driveway’s preparation. This prevents us getting in each other’s way and a lot of frustration.
Our work can has several phases for a full house floor heating system install. During construction we coordinate our scheduling between the trades if so desired. We never hold up construction this way, having ample forewarning when it is our turn to do a particular stage of the installation. Once a system is completed and commissioned we always help the homeowner understand the system and make sure they can fully control it. The more is learned, the less need for a call for help in case a power or gas outage interrupts the system or something similar.
Call us for a quote today. We promise a quick turnaround for your project. No job too small or too big. We will be happy to provide any number of references from any of our past clients.