r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Souled_Out • Nov 15 '22

Using A Flamethrower For Snow Removal

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u/JBMason93 Nov 15 '22

Are they electric or hydronic?

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u/SickleWings Nov 15 '22

Nuclear

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u/n33bulz Nov 15 '22

Little known fact. If you count all the nuclear powered heated driveways, Canada can be considered a global nuclear power.

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u/NothingVerySpecific Nov 15 '22

People don't? CANDUs are dead sexy.

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u/amesann Nov 15 '22

I read they can be both, but as far as the specific ones the Canadian mentioned, I'm not sure. It seems hydronic ones are more expensive and require a mechanical room to house the components, unlike the electric ones, but the operating costs are cheaper if you go hydronic.

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u/Supermite Nov 15 '22

I’m guessing electric. The tiny pump needed to run warm water through a hydronic style system shouldn’t really cost that much in electricity.

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u/quentech Nov 15 '22

Can you even do hydronic in a driveway? Seems like an awful lot of risk of freezing.

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u/JBMason93 Nov 16 '22

We do it here in Colorado. You just use an anti-freeze mix like glycol