Snow Melt System Exceeds Expectations
Trucking company creates snow- and ice-free zone outside new headquarters
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Industry
Manufacturing & Industrial
Category
Product(s) Installed:
Customer
J. B. Hunt Transport Services
Location
Lowell, AR
Scope
Ease navigation of the company’s large circular driveway, sidewalks and entryway throughout the winter months.
What Client Needed
A 22,000 s.f. snow melt system for the company’s headquarters
Solution
The 4,200-pound control system includes a bank of circulators, pipes and valves, and the bypass loop that protects the boiler from the inrush of cold water at startup. 11-zone hydronic system with 32,000 lineal feet of 3/4-inch RadiantPEX (e PEX b) tubing that carries a heated 50/50 glycol solution to and from a large plate-to-plate heat exchanger connected to a 2,500 MBH steel tube boiler.