Commercial Snow Melting Application For A Local Business In Lincolnshire, IL

Pro/Craft Contracting, a contractor based in Gurnee, IL, discovered WarmlyYours snow-melting capabilities through our website. The project he was bidding on required heating a stairway and landing for a local business. Finding a solution to fit this application was a challenge. Two zones needed to be heated. Zone # 1 was 12 concrete stair treads that were 48" wide. Usually, WarmlyYours designs for two passes of cable per tread, but in this case, with the long cable length and the lower wattage, 3 passes would have to be used to successfully cover each step with enough heat. We specified two identical custom-made mineral insulated snowmelt cable assemblies. Each cable was 159 ft, 240 V, and each would deliver approx. 3,450 watts (21 watts per lineal ft). Normally, the heating cable for a snow melting application is designed to approx. 27 to 30 watts per ft but we shortened the spacing with 3 passes to increase the wattage per square foot to the right level. Zone #2 was a 66 sq ft concrete landing. With 5" spacing, the 2nd cable fit perfectly into this area, generating sufficient heat to melt the snow.

The rest of the specification was simple enough to "break." Our automatic controller provided snow detection with an aerial mounted snow sensor complete with manual override on the front cover. A simple relay panel was provided for load switching.

All WarmlyYours snow melting cable systems come with a comprehensive 10-year warranty designed to provide consumer peace of mind.

Other applications for outdoor radiant heating cables include heated driveways, sidewalks and gutter deicing.

NY Times Features a Bathroom Floor Heating Installation with WarmlyYours

When the WarmlyYours staff heard of the New York Times full-page article featuring the bathroom installation of a WarmlyYours electric floor heating system under tile, it was welcome news. The realization that a wide audience would be introduced to the WarmlyYours world of ‘Making Comfort Easy’ was an exciting prospect.

The article demonstrates how easy and economical it is to warm a cold bathroom tile floor with WarmlyYours radiant electric floor heating mats. Highlights include WarmlyYours' fast quotation turn around process where customers submitting a floor plan can get a quotation and free installation layout within 1 business day - at no cost. The personalized installation layout details how the radiant floor system is custom-designed to fit around your bathroom fixtures, covering only your bathroom’s open walking area while leaving no cold spot in the room.

Featured are pictures of a WarmlyYours system installation in the bathroom of a Canadian home, under a tile floor.

To read the complete article and view the installation pictures, click
here:
New York Times Floor Heating Article

Radiant Floor Heating Transforms A Cold Chicago Basement (With a Laminate Heated Floor)

This suburban Chicago basement was uncomfortably cold with inadequate heating vents providing little control over the room temperature. Resting on a cold concrete slab, the basement became an unused, unliveable room in the house. The homeowner, Heidi, decided to take matters into her own hands and turn the room into a liveable space for the whole family to enjoy time together.
To accomplish this, she installed an Environ II radiant floor heating system under her new free-floating laminate floor. When asked how she first learned about floor heating, Heidi responded “I lived in Germany where most houses have radiant floor heating, so I know all about warm floors.”


Before the flooring contractor installed the laminate wood, Heidi’s husband, Terry, first covered the entire basement floor with a layer of cork insulation . Then he laid out the Environ II radiant floor heating system right over it, all in one day! “Because the concrete slab acts as a heat sink, WarmlyYours recommended we install cork to maximize energy efficiency.” Terry added “Putting in the warm floor was much easier than I thought.”

Another important benefit that radiant floor heating adds to the basement is the reduction of moisture and mold. These moist conditions can trigger allergies and asthma. According to the American Society of Home Inspectors, “About 38% of homes have mold and fungus growth due to elevated moisture.” The drying effects of radiant floor heating reduce the moisture substantially creating a much healthier environment.


Once the Environ II system was operational and bringing supplemental warmth to the home heating system, the basement actually became too warm. Heidi says she plans to close most of the vents and simply let the radiant floor warming system do most of the work to keep the room nice and comfortable. As Heidi noted “Our kids are always running around barefoot in the basement now, it feels so much nicer.”

For more information about free-floating laminate or engineered wood floor heating, please visit:
http://www.warmlyyours.com/products/floor-heating/carpet-and-laminate/