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On Nov 12, 4:42*pm, TJ wrote:
I am looking for information on installing a water heater to provide
heat to my driveway. The former owner removed all the michanical
equipment just before the bank forclosed. I don't have a choice about
heating or not heating as the driveway is too steap to plow, snowblow,
etc. The toubing installed in the driveway is in good shape and the
cannections are in the garage, I just dont know what to hook to them,
Any help will be apreciated.


Hello from ski country south of Buffalo. In this part of the world,
my son's school abuts the ski slopes so we have both snow and hills.
My driveway is so steep that when I get to the road at the bottom, the
nose of my van scrapes the driveway. We get so much snow that a few
years back we had to stop the car at the end of the driveway, get out,
and walk to the end of the driveway to see if a car was coming. So
please explain this "too steep" thing to me.

As for the heating, if it's a hot water system I suppose any boiler
would do. You have to realize that it's only going to work when it's
close to freezing. At -40F there's not way you're keeping it warm.
Even at football stadiums -- including where the Bills play -- they
can only keep them free of snow to about 28F or so IIRC.