Electric Snow Melting system installed in an Asphalt Driveway

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The tire-tracks format for snow melting systems greatly reduces operating cost and energy consumption. Plus, the system only needs to run when it's snowing.
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Snowy winters can be a pain, especially when you have to shovel and salt your driveway, patio, walkway, or stairs all season long. But with our snow melting solutions, you can stay comfortable inside and let the pavement do the work for you.
We offer a selection of snow melting systems that heat driveways, patios, walkways, or stairs and can be installed in asphalt, concrete, or under pavers in mortar.

[@ThomasNessman]

How much would such a system cost, and what parameters determine the cost? Are there any options or accessories with such a system?

[@Warmlyyours]

Thomas, Thanks for watching. The cost of a snow melting system like this is dependent on one main parameter: the size of the heated area. In this project, the customers selected “tire tracks format,” which means the heated area is made up of two strips of roughly 2’ X 20’ (about 80 square feet total), which is very affordable when compared to full coverage at 200 square feet (10’ X 20’). By entering your project’s dimensions in our Instant Quote Tool (www.warmlyyours.com/en-US/my_instant_quote/start), you can get a custom estimate of how much it would cost. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to give us a call [phone].

[@Ben31337l]

it would be much cheaper just to shovel the snow off the driveway compared to heating it.

[@lcollins3702]

WarmlyYours All that and you don't even show how the system works?

[@Warmlyyours]

This installation is actually for an electric radiant heat system.

[@Warmlyyours]

You can actually see a time-lapse of the snow melting system at work here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bajHoaaKeL6ijqs Thanks for watching!

[@MrShinta786]

My dad DIY'd this type of system back in 1996 on our driveway, works like a charm even today! just run heavy duty PVC pipes with anti freeze in them. keep a radiator in the garage connected to the pipes and done! once press of the button and snow melts away.... time and time again.

[@thesimplegig]

?. Please explain. Pump? Heat?

[@d00der41]

​@thesimplegig You'd need a pump, radiator, and a fan. The cold coolant runs through the pump into radiator, warm air passes over the radiator heating the antifreeze, antifreeze goes through one leg of the pipe to the bottom of driveway, back up the other leg, and completes the circuit back at the pump.

[@Buddy308]

@@d00der41 so you'd need a well-heated garage? Or do you put an electric or propane heater in position to blow hot air through the radiator?? I doubt that the 40° air in my garage would warm the antifreeze enough to melt ice at 10°

[@papioscarw]

We put in a similar system in for a house in Reno, 6 months later the snow senser went bad and no one noticed it until the $3000 power bill came in.

[@kyleroudabush6757]

Robert Watterson ouch. Guess it's time to move away from typical electrical bill and go solar.

[@raymondlei9349]

solar wont able store enough energy efficiently to melt the snow

[@owenmcgill1922]

Robert Watterson lol

[@HaloofBlood1]

i bet you could cook eggs on that driveway

[@fanglethorpe]

The solar panels would be covered by snow there for generating no electricity. Better put a heater on them too, the model of green efficiency.

[@IppiopaidFEEDBACK]

Would’ve been really nice if they would’ve showed a picture of it in the winter time being used!

[@Warmlyyours]

These systems often have to be installed well in advance of Winter to make sure everything is working before snow falls. You can see the system at work here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bajHoaaKeL6ijqs&lc=Ugw_P6HCZXgtUxFppsx4AaABAg

[@o0julek0o]

What a time to be alive.

[@freedomforall2924]

This is great. Love 'warmly yours' and any heating system other than the old water heating pipes system. So awesome. 😀

[@goforthw1]

Thank you for bringing up utility locates!!!

[@1gman547]

I went to their other Website. It's awesome. Excellent for Steep driveways, or any driveway where snow and ice are a problem.

[@jerzcnate]

This is a great video for a flat surface my driveway is a steep slope. Warmlyyours your crew did what looks to be an excellent job.

[@Warmlyyours]

Thank you @jerzcnate! This system is actually great for sloped driveways as well, we had a customer install this in a winding sloped driveway so they would not have to shovel snow on a steep slope.

[@chancecarlton8403]

Wish my house had this. Spent the day clearing the packed snow turned ice and now 6 inches are forecast for tomorrow...

[@danielr4640]

I think every streets and sidewalks needs one of those in northern part of United States during the harsh winter months and the same here in northern Utah as well

[@WhereMyChicken]

I hope you got a lot of business from this video! It's so informative and appealing!

[@alexbojsza734]

We love to see you working with the snow

[@JerseyTom]

Well, with no pictures or video of the system working, I guess we have to take your word for it, huh?!

[@Warmlyyours]

Jersey Tom, you don't just have to take our word for it, we've added a timelapse video of the snow melting system in action. you can find it at the 6:23 section of this video by clicking on the more info button on the top right of the video. or see it as a stand alone video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bajHoaaKeL6ijqs. Thanks for watching!

[@AceOfSpadezSince92]

solar freaking road ways!!!

[@jlsuter91]

Jersey Tom in yo face!!

[@Rekku321]

Snowy roads are just beautiful

[@MRHEAT20]

Looks like a great installation 👍

[@anandhindu2804]

nicely done & good, simple video!!!

[@blakethebirdmeister5336]

I love how you put instructions on the video like somebody is going to do this at home lol

[@MrCTruck]

Logistically this is very fascinating

[@djnevous3us]

I been thinking about this idea forever

[@jefftommas2011]

Great Idea guys :)

[@whiteraven9453]

Beautiful!!

[@monkey-ej3tq]

I would have this on during the fall to attract all the neighborhood cats

[@anniecats101]

DumplingSaysNo And snakes 😂

[@ramtruck3649]

this is straight outta red and green handy man corner

[@nataliem.2651]

Cool ass system!

[@jacquelinesmith3450]

Nice installation video. I would have loved to have seen if it worked! ⛄️

[@Warmlyyours]

The system had to be installed well before winter, so it wasn't running yet. But you can see it at work here a few months later: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bajHoaaKeL6ijqs&lc=UgxYOtGR6Kw6uNhLZRJ4AaABAg

[@JD-qv2dq]

This is very cool. I always wondered about a heated drive with asphalt as the house I grew up in had a concrete heated driveway. As long as the switch was turned on before the snowfall it would work great...but if it wasn't....we still had to shovel. I grew up in MI and it was back in the 70's......with the cost of electricity these days....I will have to stick with my snow thrower. But hey thanks for a great video presentation..thumbs up !!! ;-) JD Lake George, NY

[@Warmlyyours]

Thank you JD for the kind words, thanks for watching!

[@Andrew1224gd]

Cool I think this will make it more prune to cracks in the asphalt more easily

[@Warmlyyours]

The system does not heat up more than it needs to be above freezing so that the snow and ice will melt. The summer sun's radiant heat would do more to alter your asphalt driveway than this system.

[@bestamerica]

' wow that wonderful system heater inside the driveway... did test already and show video while heavy snow to melty

[@Exploxer25]

I thought of this when I was 10 years old back in 1980 but to put it on highways

[@jimbob5147]

Exploxer25 the highway by Thompson Manitoba Canada is heated but I think they use some type of geothermal heat sink system.

[@vikings844]

jim bob dose it work?

[@owenmcgill1922]

Exploxer25 yooooo ur so smart

[@axelfoley1406]

I just nominated you for the Nobel Prize. Good luck man

[@wetzel1628]

When I was 10 I thought about blowing the salt off the streets so I wouldn’t have to go to school

[@joshuamoore24_7]

This type of heating coil would be good for in the side walks, front and rear steps, patios, and main entrance ways!

[@saintpine]

I would suggest a rooftop over the driveway with solar panels. non snow below and free energy when it's not snowing.

[@timhanby5662]

saintpine exactly lol, I’d even rig a shovel type plough on wheels, so that it could be attached to my spend thousands just to have some tyre tracks lol. I’d be happy to pay some kid to do it each morning too lol

[@ranjansuman4974]

Yesss, I totally need this in the Bay Area thanks KZbin.

[@youyuelectricheating7959]

good job

[@jakeedge5007]

This channel is lit 🔥🔥🔥

[@Warmlyyours]

Thanks Jake! ☀️

[@triple-s2918]

Good Job 👍🏽

[@latrellcoyle4489]

I live in Arizona and it doesn't even snow where I live. But I still watched the whole video for some reason.

[@jbackus9662]

Good video. Lmao liked the part about the 'steam roller" didn't see any steam

[@slickdick8706]

I wished these heating coils be installed under the roads and under the freeways so there WON'T be black ice on the roads but it would be expensive and hard to do but at the same time it could save lives from pileup accidents.

[@danielowens6209]

"As they say on TV winter is coming" 0:15 I cant even lol Great video Thanks

[@kingb7080]

His voice will sell you anything.🤔 Nice video.

[@kafi2464]

Daddy is finally heating up the neighborhood!!!

[@lumbo8926]

I actually helped an electrition install one of these . The end result very Kool for grandparents but the labor and cost are back breaking

[@GraveUypo]

this would use more energy than my entire house and the yearly upkeep would probably be massive.

[@Warmlyyours]

There is little to no yearly upkeep for our snow melt systems. Most of the work goes into installing them correctly and making sure the sensors for controls are connected properly and located in the best spot. As for energy usage, most systems would only need to run on average for 6 hours per snow day. As for the cost, when this system was installed, the going rate was $0.08 per kWh (Chicago suburbs), this system uses 15 kWh and costs roughly $1.20 per hour to run. For an average snowfall, you would run this system for about 6 hours in a day, costing you only $7.20 per snow event. There is always an option to manually turn off the system should you want to further cut down on energy cost.

[@grampabadger]

I worked in a home in Beaver Creek that had this type of system installed. When it was in use their electric bill was $5000 per week!

[@Warmlyyours]

This is likely not possible unless there was something wrong with how much power the system was drawing and it was not set up with the proper sensors and controls. If you visit our operating cost calculator here: www.warmlyyours.com/en-US/snow-melting/cost-calculator You can see that even for an area like Beaver Creek (with $0.15 kWh pricing), running these systems for 8 hours a day on a 1000 sq. ft. area would be $83 a day, and only $581 for a full week. Even at 24 hours a day, the system would have to be over 3,500 square feet of coverage to get a bill that large. But many driveways are simply not this large, and not running each day for more than 6 hours on average. These systems are designed to turn on when it starts snowing to help immediately melt falling snow and stop once the temperature and moisture sensors indicate there is no more snow on the surface of the area. So it's very unlikely that a system would run up that large a bill unless it was not installed correctly or something wrong with the electrical at the house. Thanks for watching!

[@jeannankeefe845]

Like to see it work.

[@Warmlyyours]

You can see it at work here Jeannan: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bajHoaaKeL6ijqs

[@Ogre-zr5zk]

WOW, holy pine needles, leaves, and dirt Batman... That driveway will last 1/2 as long as a well laid one.

[@Sasasala386]

Not only does the video do not show it working, it also proves how much of a trouble it is to install and make repairs on it

[@Warmlyyours]

Hi Matheus, these installs typically happen well before Winter and therefore the system could not be shown working during that time of year. If you watch this video you can see it at work: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bajHoaaKeL6ijqs As for repairs, with electrical tools and thermal cameras, you could easily detect any issues with the system and make isolated repairs to parts of the driveway without ripping up the whole system.

[@CaptainEverythingHumorandMore]

I thought of this year's ago. Nice to see it implemented. Why can't cities, townships or state roads use this method? Thanks

[@562cano]

Well let's see it in action guy!

[@Warmlyyours]

Hi there, we actually have a separate video of the system at work. You can find it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bajHoaaKeL6ijqs&lc=UgiMqkz44hrLaHgCoAEC These systems typically need to be installed Spring - Early Fall, so showing it at work had to wait until we had some snowfall. Thanks for watching!

[@williamtravis9283]

Nice Neat Job!

[@Movie_Games]

Why don't they sell something that you can just roll out only when it snows?

[@Warmlyyours]

There actually is a product like that and you can find it here: heattrak.com/ . While these systems are easy to roll out, they may not turn on and melt snow in the cases of drifting snow for instance. Thanks for watching!

[@miguellavoie4373]

They do. It's called salt

[@stephenwilson8150]

I thought of this when I was around 8 years old or something, because my dad had to spend around half an hour shoveling before my brothers and I got to open out presents and stuff, but I guess someone else has patented it. Oh well, lol.

[@lifehackertips]

Unless you’re 100, these things have been out for many, many years, almost as long as electricity has existed.

[@1Shignog]

This looks like the stuff you use to heat tiles in homes.

[@Warmlyyours]

The two products are very similar, and we actually offer a variety of indoor floor heating products along with our snow-melt systems

[@edzachary8657]

Yeah show it to us in the winter see what it looks like and how it works

[@Warmlyyours]

You can actually watch it working here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bajHoaaKeL6ijqs&lc=Ugy-14SkrMWCFi1SLgN4AaABAg . and here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/noPdeZ2lbJ2nbbs

[@thedirtycorner8816]

That's some super dark concrete

[@lilyoppman9228]

Why am I watching this.. i live in southern Arizona

[@fred1382]

Well then maybe you should see if they make one that cools your driveway.

[@austinbarthel6032]

I bet this gets recommended to everyone...

[@Harley04]

Take that Mother Nature, some great tips there about check before digging, check the circuit before paving over. Be awesome if it ran off solar system and Tesla type battery. I watched to the end hoping to see it in action :(

[@Warmlyyours]

Hi Harley04, You can actually see a time lapse video of it in action over here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bajHoaaKeL6ijqs&lc=z22kgp3xap2hhzxevacdp430g4bya3pue10zc1efae1w03c010c

[@Harley04]

Thanks, I'm on to it!

[@upunz__6094]

yall need to make A timelapse of your system working

[@Warmlyyours]

We actually do have a timelapse from a few months after this system was installed. You can see if over here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bajHoaaKeL6ijqs&lc=UgygaaYP2GtH1XOTRYd4AaABAg

[@CN-yf3lr]

That's lot of work. Wonder how many days it took. Looks pricey. Hopefully he pays fairly well to his hardworking guys.

[@Warmlyyours]

Since it's asphalt, all of this work is typically done in one day since the asphalt has to be dumped and spread out while it's still hot and malleable. We always recommend that installers have the snow melt part of this project ready to go down quickly when doing asphalt or concrete so the materials do not sit too long and cure early. Thanks for watching!

[@westganton]

I would love to see this actually working

[@Warmlyyours]

We actually have a separate time-lapse video here to see this product in action: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bajHoaaKeL6ijqs Thanks for watching!

[@AbuSayed-ro9cc]

Nice

[@DashPar]

All that work, do the whole driveway! Test the heating elements before burying - utmost importance! DOH!

[@hp9mm]

i would lay some tin foil or something similar under the mesh to direct the heat upwards so the system doesnt warm the ground underneath, save electricity

[@Warmlyyours]

Hi there, the system is actually embedded in the asphalt so that it effectively warms up that layer of the driveway. Our Environ product actually has a foil like backing that allows the heat to be reflected back up for underfloor heating.

[@garrl007]

This is just underfloor heating... but a lot more expensive to run.... XD

[@blackworldtraveler3711]

Burnt Toast Yeah my bathroom floor has something similar. Must be one heck of an electric bill.

[@lowe1988]

It's not running at all times of the day or year you idiot's. You're talking about your bathroom and this is outside.

[@haroldflower8008]

usually costs ab 28¢/hr

[@Warmlyyours]

It actually varies quite a bit depending on your kWh rate and the size of the project. We have an operating cost calculator for these systems to help you plan ahead though: www.warmlyyours.com/en-US/snow-melting/cost-calculator

[@cdawg9149]

@@lowe1988 Actually the driveway temp sensor determines when it is on or off. Unless you do it manually when it snows, But if you rely on that sensor that thing will be on constantly whenever the driveway gets cold enough snow or no snow. Thats got to cost a huge amount.

[@xSLWRTHNUx]

Every Canadian's dream

[@StrUpSavage]

xSLWRTHNUx I live in Maine and wear sneakers to school and constantly slip on ice on my driveway it's awful.

[@PaladinG]

Why am I even watching this? It hasn’t snowed at my house in 15 years!

[@franksegai5172]

Eversource will love you. more delivery charges

[@dellamegahan2922]

You know if you have deep snow fall this project will work.

[@AnyTimeVibe894]

i thought they said ur not supposed to roll over it with the roller but they did it anyways

[@BobisKool]

The game 23 , not to use the roller on the bare mesh.

[@SlayALLDay1979]

Echopractic what part did he not get, duh.....

[@Summerlin866]

War of jake bots 23 he said never run a paving machine over it not a roller.. Weight from roller or cars probably doesnt matter as much as the drag caused by the pave machine would probably tear or rip.

[@Warmlyyours]

This is exactly it - a roller is very different from the large paving machines typically used for asphalt, and this recommendation is to insure that the heating cable is left undamaged during installation. Thank you for your input Summerlin866!

[@curtissharris8914]

its a steam roller lol

[@smarthome2660]

The ground temperature below 42 inches is normally 55 degrees. You can tap into that free temperature with a loop system that captures the surrounding temperature of deeper pipes and lay them near the top under the driveway to melt the snow and ice. If you have enough land, you can capture enough to even line your outer walls with pipes so that when the outside air temp is like 22 below zero, your walls will be closer to 55 degrees thus saving you heating costs. Regardless of which melting system you decide to install you want to make sure the water created from melting snow has a place to go or you will create an ice sheet somewhere else. If you provide a drain for the melted water to go, you also need to provide heating on the drain until you reach a depth that the water will no longer freeze. This is usually below 42 inches.

[@Warmlyyours]

While geo-thermal energy is a great resource, not everyone is able to dig that deep into their yards, nor do it for an area that would capture enough heat to melt snow off the driveway. Our systems don't require you to dig that deep into the surface and as a result can be easily repaired should something happen to the cable/mat after it has been installed. Our controls have an "hold-on" feature that keeps the system running intermittently after the initial warm up to make sure that all the ice/snow is melted away without refreezing.

[@aboelsofalabed1588]

I think we need something like that in every bridge we have

[@quentin3330]

aboelsof alabed Agreed.

[@redironfarm6561]

Nice steamroller...

[@StephenNu9]

Only a portion of the driveway is wired. I'm assuming the electrical connections will be to 240V. Heating elements that long and large will generate very expensive utility bills. Such a large load will also require a reconfigured electrical box because the amps required might be larger than the standard 20A, or 25A. Also, the PVC conduits needed to be enclosed.

[@Warmlyyours]

It is indeed 240V, this system uses 15kWh of electricity. Some projects do require the electrical being reconfigured, so we always advise customers to check their home limitations while planning and contact their provider if more electricity will be required for their heating needs. As for the conduit, it was enclosed for this system according to local code and requirements for this type of system.

[@marybethleib8286]

I want to see it melt snow!!!!

[@Warmlyyours]

You can see it at work here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bajHoaaKeL6ijqs

[@chasingredsoutdoors6371]

note I install this here in New Jersey and they are a great investment for someone who might be desable or to old to clean the snow,, but it's really really expensive it takes a massive amount of powers/electricity / most of the time we need to upgrade your electrical service up to a 400amp just to keep up..note a average home has a 100 or 200 amp cervise ..so a 2 car lent drive way will cost you any were from $20k to $ 30k .. ...

[@mikedoe6585]

The Electric bill is probably huge.

[@MrChambers8109]

Only during a storm.

[@quentin3330]

I do interlocking landscaping (Pavers) on driveways in the Toronto area. can you put brick or flagstone over this or do you have to have an asphalt driveway?

[@notmyrealname9701]

Ohh my gaawwwdd. This is so baller. That electric bill alone is above my status. But if I won the lotto I'd totally roll this out.

[@cplcabs]

I wouldn't, I would pay some fella to do it.....thats job creation.

[@nickcats9171]

Good luck! Mine broke after 2 years, only 1 side of a double garage worked, now 8 years later only one tire lane works😕 50’ driveway $30/day electricity! Laid down 8 strips.

[@Warmlyyours]

Hi Nick, Did you call the company that sold you the system? Or did you happen to purchase it from us? We've never had a system fail due to how the system was manufactured - it is often damage that occurs during installation by the driveway installers. We offer repair service for these systems and with the tools we have, only a small section is excavated to make any necessary repairs to the cables if needed. You can read more about the process here: www.warmlyyours.com/en-US/posts/How-to-Troubleshoot-and-Repair-a-Heated-Driveway

[@dizzyfpv4903]

I’ve installed cooling pipes in my driveway so it doesn’t melt my tyres. make sense?

[@seannewhouse1943]

Now THAT I can deal with

[@elijahthomas7855]

that electric bill at the end of the month. but good stuf ver informing and great job for the enginuity.

[@matthewyabsley]

This here. This is why the aliens won't visit us.

[@DonDomel]

I want to believe - it will work under so thick layer....

[@Warmlyyours]

See for yourself in our TimeLapse video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bajHoaaKeL6ijqs

[@bennjohnso5426]

This is like the driveway in nuketown bo2

[@catlitose2970]

Mi gente trabajando :)

[@tungfptking]

HI, I wondering how about the water that froze after snow melted? Will it be slippery? Or the desisgn of the road allow water to melt and flow to the side. P/s: sorry for my bad grammar

[@Warmlyyours]

This is actually a really good question that we see come up a lot with our snow melting products. All of our automatic controllers have Hold-on time feature after the initial warming up of the mats. This feature ensures that all the snow is melted from the surface, and also that the system continues to operate and evaporate the surface water without it refreezing.

[@cjbotts]

I deliver heating oil in PA and would take a couple dollar and hour cut in pay over the winter if all my customers had this system

[@hellcat1988]

I've been wondering why I haven't seen people doing something like this before ever since I first saw videos of radiant floor heat coils being installed...

[@JeffWybo]

This was a great video! Great channel! I also did a video on the subject..

[@Warmlyyours]

Thanks Jeff!

[@princeaizen]

Why am I watching this? I live in Florida.

[@Ren800X]

Wanted to see the product in action melting snow.

[@Warmlyyours]

These systems often have to be installed well in advance of Winter to make sure everything is working before snow falls. You can see the system at work here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bajHoaaKeL6ijqs&lc=Ugw_P6HCZXgtUxFppsx4AaABAg

[@hitmania90]

Can you make it cold in the summer?

[@typhloon326]

Like stop you're ruining my snow days from school

[@Lousybarber]

This system does not address the issue of having the end of the driveway getting buried with city snow plows. Somebody has got to shovel that mess out of the way. I have two snow blowers, a single stage and a two stage. I use whatever blower is best suited for the snowfall. Didn't spend a lot either. The two stage was picked off the curb. I did a little routine maintenance and it now runs like a champ.

[@Warmlyyours]

There's not much that can be done with the end of a driveway when the city is typically responsible for plowing the roads - with this system, at least there's no clearing your driveway, patio or stairs which saves a lot on time and effort.

[@chapter4444]

Hey can you dig up my driveway I decided I want the whole thing. Not just tire tracks

[@kennethbredow3098]

There's this new invention called a snowblower.

[@leefhead1]

wouldnt it make more sense to have the extra at the top of the driveway, where youre getting in and out of the vehicle?