Solar Powered Snow Melting Mats

Rhs snow melting system roof and valley snow melting mats sizes 8 feet x 13 inches color black ul components 8 ft.

Solar powered snow melting mats. Our heated outdoor entry and stair mats keep your entryways clear and safe during the snow season without harsh chemicals that can pit or stain surfaces. Pave guard technologies inc solar powered radiant heating and ice melting solutions for sidewalks driveways parking lots and bridges. Mat melts 2 inches of snow per hour buy factory direct 8 ft. In this month s column we ll begin looking at solar thermal energy as an alternative to conventionally heated systems.

We discussed the potential of waste heat recovery as an alternative to conventional heat sources for powering commercial snow melt systems in last month s column november pg. The mat is made of a customized thermoplastic can be left outside for the entire winter season and it plugs into any standard 120 volt outlet to generate heat to melt snow at a rate of 2 inch per hour power unit sold. Prevent snow and ice accumulation on stairs around your home with this snow melting walkway mat part of heattrak s system of continuous snow melting mats for residential use. This company says their mat runs off of 120 volt power.

X 13 in. Plugged into a standard outlet the durable olefin fiber mats melt 2 of snow and ice per hour and can be left outside all season long. When using the recommended heat cable spacing of 4 inches for a heated driveway a 240 volt 30 amp breaker is needed for every 175 square feet of snow melting system btw have you seen this. This solar panel snow melt snow cable mat is specially designed for the solar panel to solve the snow problem in cold winter.

This is based on a 35 watts per square foot snow melting system with a kilowatt hour rate of 0 08 per hour. One of my earliest exposures to the idea of turning excess solar radiation into snow melt. I bring out my snow blower and blow away 99 of the snow. Solar mat is used to melt snow from sidewalks.

If your city may have heavy snow in winter but you still need solar power please consider buying our solar panel heating mats which will melt the snow efficiently and make sure your solar panel is in good working order. Exclusive herringbone weave design outdoor heated stair starter kit includes 2 mats and power cord power. It s turtles the whole way down. Use heaters to melt the snow.

I set up the solar panels in the sun.