How do automated snow melting controls work?
Unlike snow melting systems with manual controls, automated systems run continuously, at low levels —- until it starts snowing outside, at which point their controls tell them to begin operating at higher levels. Snow never gets a chance to accumulate with these systems, meaning your snow melting needs are met more quickly. Heated driveways that are automated use sensors that both keep track of temperature and detect moisture. Automated snow melting systems stand ready at all times, avoiding the problems associated with cold-starts (as with manual controls). Their sensors tell them when it’s time to get into high gear. Of course, if they operated at higher levels all winter, energy would be wasted. No need for them to throw maximum heat until it is both cold and wet outside — that is, until the conditions are right for the arrival of their archrival, the snow.
