Heat Wire / High Resistance Cabling

[Joe Grassi]

Anyone know any good sources to buy Heat Wire / High Resistance Cabling off
of the Internet. Self Regulated Preferably, so I can wire up a Grid in
Series to Roll out this winter to melt snow and de-ice the driveway and put
it on a timer so it keeps it clear at certain times during the day. Anyone
got an suggestions.

Thanks,
Joe

 

[SQLit]

Anyone know any good sources to buy Heat Wire / High Resistance Cabling off
of the Internet. Self Regulated Preferably, so I can wire up a Grid in
Series to Roll out this winter to melt snow and de-ice the driveway and put
it on a timer so it keeps it clear at certain times during the day. Anyone
got an suggestions.

Thanks,
Joe

All of the de-icing matting I have seen is be installed in the concrete. All
of the de-icing equipment I have installed is line voltage. Laying it on the
ground would be considered ........ foolish. All of the equipment I have
installed had a controller. Self-regulated seems a stretch to me.

Unless I miss understand your application.

 

[BIGEYE]

All of the de-icing matting I have seen is be installed in the concrete.
All
of the de-icing equipment I have installed is line voltage. Laying it on
the
ground would be considered ........ foolish. All of the equipment I have
installed had a controller. Self-regulated seems a stretch to me.

Unless I miss understand your application.

I believe self-regulated is the type of cable and what is commonly used on
trace heating systems.
In short it varies the amount of power and hence the heat output depending
on the temperature.