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IIRC, the original colour scheme was from Llewellyn Ryland and was 3707 Zenith Blue; 3957 Tangerine; 3748 Navy Blue (separating line). Please post pics of your finished project. Contemplating something similar. http://www.llewellyn-ryland.co.uk/standardrange.html

What fabulous news! Congratulations. You both look very happy.

Agreed. The amount of wasted energy on blacktop is staggering. That was a real issue with us because we would have gone with a much larger meltway if we had spare electrical service, but the expense of bringing more in was prohibitive so we limited ourselves. In the end, we chose the embedded...

Mark is correct. The system maintains an evaporative surface temperature of approx. 50-F so there is no run-off and no icing even at the edges of the meltway. The system has a manual override so you can turn it off (if you're feeling nostalgic for that exhilarating feeling from shoveling), or...

Finally got a chance to test out the snow melt system we installed this summer. A BIG, HUGE, GINORMOUS thanks to Mr.B for his help in getting the GFEP's required for the project. <img src="http://i564.photobucket.com/albums/ss81/Quatroad/P1040089.jpg"> <img...

check with ultgar. Steve had some leftovers a while ago.

Yup, the Norco's are the way to go. Have 3 sets and other than the ESCO's from ULTGAR Steve, these are the best around.

Thank you, Chad. That was tremendous fun! So cool of you to scan/share.

we're all speechless.....and JEALOUS as heck!:bowdown:

Buderus and Viessmann are a fortune (and nobody local had any long-term installation/service experience). We also looked at Munchkin and Lochinvar. Went with the Lochinvar Knight modulating condensing unit. HTH.

Agreed. With the right footings, the pavers will not budge...EVER. We have three patios and two walkways that were put down 15 years ago. Everyone snickered and said our stone mason was over-building and over-charging for the job. Well, they've all done, re-done, and re-re-done their jobs...

MRB, could you shoot me some info on which one you'd recommend?:bowdown:

That be ME:bounce: Slid right into the trunk of my Avant. Looks so cool in there I haven't taken it out yet! Think it'll help?????

you are spot-on! :beer: We'll see what projected vs. actual ends up looking like.

Of course, utility charges vary.....5 hours/day may be an accurate estimate for your locale, but we evaluated weather records for our area over a 10-year period and concluded that we'll average 20-30 hours of run-time per month during a heavy snow season. AND, there's an override in case...

600sf zone running at 32.5w/sf. We'll see how that pencils out with next winter's utility costs. As for capacity, the system is rated for 1" per hour w/15mph winds. More than that might strain the system but at more than that, we're probably not going to worry to much about some accumulation.

If we've done this correctly, we're expecting operational slab temp to be 50 degrees. We'll see about that. Actually, I'm hoping you're wrong about this. We specifically selected product from a vendor that predominantly makes commercial/industrial snow-melt systems who's biggest market is...

Yes, we're putting 1-1/2" as a finish, as per the manuf. spec. The sensors are elevated, not pavement mounted and I don't really expect to use it more than a few times a year. As for all the discussion of cost to install and cost to operate, I can only say that the cost of lost work and...

the sensors activate the system automatically based on a combination of both temperature and moisture so just cold or just wet won't trigger it. The run time can be programmed for between 2-4 hours after the event ends. There is no run-off to freeze up because the system is designed to maintain...

Well, the work has finally started on the installation of our snow-melt system. We're using the Norwegian Nexans cables custom ordered from Orbit Mfg in PA. The melt-way path is 75'x8'. The cabling is laid out in rows spaced 4" on center. The biggest headache was getting the required 50-amp...