"artinist" wrote:

here is something you can install on your own if you are handy.


And if you happen to live someplace that doesn't get too cold.

run a pipe of approx 1" diameter from the house plumbing and route it
to the driveway.

make an indentation into the driveway concrete along the higher point
of the driveway but the pipe stick out of the driveway just slightly.

along the edge of the exposed pipe, drill small holes so that water can
exit out and flow down the driveway.

connect it to the hot water line of the house and whenever you need to
clear the driveway open the valve and woalla.


[that's 'voila', BTW]

Here in NY that would work fine for an early October snow--- provided
you had tons of water, a slightly pitched driveway & great drainage.

As soon as there was any frost in the ground it would just create an
incredible hazard.

I challenge anyone north of, say, Virginia, to give this method a try
on a short section of sidewalk.

Let us know how much water it takes to clear a few square feet of
frozen concrete of 3' of snow.

it wont use nearly as much energy as any of the $$$ systems since it
won't need to heat the entire concrete slab. instead it will get under
the snow and loosen it so its real easy to push off the driveway or
just wait till it completely melts.
-snip-

Are you trolling or do you live somewhere that you've avoided the
pleasures of dealing with much snow? Nothing like a little water
under a snowfall to 'make it easier to shovel', right?

Jim