Snowmelt System With Pool Heater
Driveway, radiators, floor and pool heating
HEATED DRIVEWAYS
Hydronic heated driveways melt the snow as it falls automatically stopping when dry…
CERTIFIED DESIGNS
BCIN certified mechanical designs, heat loss calculations and loop layout drawings…
Full project management
Let us carry the burden.
We can take a lead role in your project to coordinate with all involved trades. Plumbers, HVAC professionals, electricians, concrete contractors, landscapers each play a critical role in the setup of a hydronic system. Real estate in most mechanical rooms comes at a premium. Everyone needs their dedicated and common areas. Trades have to be coordinated in line with the progress of the project. We will liaise with all trades to coordinate progress of your project. An efficient and fully functional system, is the direct result of a well managed project from an experienced team. We ensure there are no surprises, blame games or wasting of your time and energy.
Google Reviews
Diana DiTomaso
2022-01-20
Complete replacement of boiler system
Louis Chan
2021-12-24
My basement in-floor heating was not working properly, I knew something was not right from a layman point of view like myself. Gabor came and explained to me what was wrong and rectified it as quoted.
Rabiul Ashraf
2021-12-02
Gloria Wu
2021-10-02
Provided reasonable cost estimate, good quality equipment and prompt installations, very patient and willing to explain how the entire system works, flexible to coordinate with your work schedule. Their work is professional so overall I am satisfied with the work they did. Thumbs up 👍 and thank you 🙏
Temuri Imnaishvili
2021-07-29
I asked Gabor of GTAHeat to install water radiant heating (radiators) in my home. Right from the start it was obvious that he was a true professional. He was able to answer all my questions and presented me with the drawings. He then ran all the pipes and installed the hardware, consulting with me along the way. There were no hidden or surpise charges, everything that had to be done extra was presented for my approval beforehand.
He did his job very quickly and the entire system launched flawlessly at the first attempt.
You won't find a better specialist in this field, highly recommended.
Wayne Chow
2021-06-24
Professional and good workmanship.
F Dasilva
2021-06-01
GTA Heat was fantastic! Gabor and his partner are true gentleman and perfectionist when it comes to driveway heating installation.
Gabors willingness to fit all the equipment in a very limited wall space and keep to his attention to detail made it look like a work of art. I am extremely happy with the service, quality and attention to detail.
I give them my highest recommendation. Fantastic Job!!!
Gabors willingness to fit all the equipment in a very limited wall space and keep to his attention to detail made it look like a work of art. I am extremely happy with the service, quality and attention to detail.
I give them my highest recommendation. Fantastic Job!!!
Ronald Wells
2021-01-23
GTA HEAT.CA installed my heated driveway. They were very systematic, knew what they were doing, knew their product, and educated me in the system. This made my choice obvious when researching several companies to install my heated driveway. I highly recommend them!
Aaron Peters
2021-01-05
Gabor and his team do a wonderful job! Their work is exceptional and they are always responsive, whether it’s on the weekend, at night or even on a holiday. Their prices are very affordable and fair. I recommend them very highly. You will be thrilled with their work!
Jeff Brunet
2020-11-29
Gabor and team did an amazing job. We have a large house with a complex forced air and radiant heat combination. After many unsuccessful visits with other HVAC companies I spent the time to find experts in hydronics. They were able to design and build a great solution and literally worked 12+ hours a day until it was all up and running. Highly recommended!
Projects
A picture is worth more than a thousand words
Vaughan Heated Driveway
A very happy owner
Snowmelt System in Vaughan
Heated garage and driveway
Full House Radiant and Air Handlers
With custom made Rhella stainless steel headers
We are not happy until you are!
We are blessed to be able to do what we love for a living. Hydronics is our passion.
The Highest Standards
We aim for perfection in all our designs and installations using hardware from Canadian manufacturers whenever possible. In all our designs we maximize energy savings and comfort, never compromising quality just to win a contract. We offer an unparalleled 2 year comprehensive warranty on all our installations. We guarantee our work will meet code requirements, be without defects and perform flawlessly.
Competent, Certified and Insured
We are certified by the Canadian Hydronics Council to design and install hydronic systems. Our Gas and HVAC Technician partners are fully licensed and insured. We all learned the hard way and remember the lessons learned. We don't solve problems, we preempt them.
Up to any challenge
No project is too small or too large. We can help you build your dream home on time and budget. We prefer to avoid creating problems instead wasting time solving them.
Maximum value
You will not be disappointed with the value and quality we deliver. Our hydronic heating and snowmelt systems are guaranteed to add value to any property.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What information do you need to give me a quote?
- The location and size of the areas to be heated
- The location of the boiler(s) and the distance from the heated areas
- Heat loss calculations if available
- Architectural drawings if available
- Landscape drawings if available
- Photos of the area and garage
What can you heat with a boiler?
- Radiant heated floors and driveways
- Hydronic air handlers and space heaters
- Steel and cast iron radiators and towel warmers
- Baseboard heaters
- Potable water
What services do you offer?
- BCIN stamped radiant heating designs, heat loss calculations, system audits
- Radiant floor and driveway heating system service and installation
- Concrete forming and pours
- Self leveling concrete over-pours
- Landscaping
- Gas lines and venting installations
How much does a heated driveway cost?
The price of a snow melt install depends on the size of the area, the brand and model of the boiler used and the distance from the boiler to the snow melt manifolds. Like with many things the more you buy the cheaper you get as systems get scaled up the $/ ft² goes down. To properly quote a system we need to know the answers to the above variables as they greatly affect the installation costs. Please fill out our Quote Request form and you will get a quick and detailed free quote.
How much does a heated driveway cost?
The price of a snow melt install depends on the size of the area, the brand and model of the boiler used and the distance from the boiler to the snow melt manifolds. Like with many things the more you buy the cheaper you get as systems get scaled up the $/ ft² goes down. To properly quote a system we need to know the answers to the above variables as they greatly affect the installation costs. Please fill out our Quote Request form and you will get a quick and detailed free quote.
How much does it cost to heat my driveway?
The cost of running a snow melt system depends on a number of variables. These are:
- The cost of a unit of energy used (Natural Gas $/m³, Electricity $/kwh, Propane $/L)
- The size of the snow melt area
- The temperature of the air
- The humidity of the air
- Wind speed
- Thickness of the underlying insulation
- The diameter of the tubing in the ground
- The rate of snow fall
- The duration of the snow fall
- The BTU/ft² per hour we are able to deliver to the ground
- The thickness and material of the slab above the tubing
- The drainage of the heated area
All the above variables will dictate how long your snow melt system is operating and and therefore consuming energy.
That being said lets look at a 1,000 ft² driveway in the GTA that is well insulated with R10 closed cell insulation from below on a well drained driveway using 3/4″ tubing.
Boiler used: High efficiency modulating boiler 199,000 BTU/hr. 96% peak efficiency
Design glycol temperature: 150°F
ΔT of glycol: 25°F
Boiler efficiency at 125°F return glycol temperature: ~89%
Energy input: 199,000 BTU/hr
Energy output at design conditions: 177,110 BTU/hr
Edge and bottom loss 20% at the slab: 20% = 35,422 BTU/hr
Delivered to the slab: 141,688 BTU/hr
Energy usage: 199,000 BTU/hr
Estimated annual hours of operation: 120 hours (historical weather data)
Gas consumption: 199,000 x 120 = 23,880,000 BTU/yr
Fuel: Natural gas
Fuel energy content: 36,000 BTU/m³
Annual Natural Gas consumption: 23,880,000 / 36,000 = 663.33 m³/yr
Fuel: Natural gas
That means that every operating hour the system will consume about $3.31 CAD
How we work
If you don’t mess up, there is nothing to fix.
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Gathering information
We need the following information conveyed to us to begin the process if applicable:
- Architectural drawings
- Landscape drawings
- Heat loss calculations
- Loop layouts
- Areas to be heated (floors, driveways, garages, pools)
- Sizes of those areas
- System’s location (mech. room or garage)
- Pictures of the areas and location(s)
- Number of heating zones per floor
- Fuel availability (natural gas, propane, electricity, wood)
- Address and contact information
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Design
Once we have all the information we will design your system. For more complex hydronic systems we will create a mechanical design, if there is a need we also can provide heat loss calculations based on floor heating as the primary source of the home as well as loop layouts for those floors needed to obtain a building permit.
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On-site meetings
Once a contract is signed we will arrange for an on-site meeting for any other trades that we will coordinate the process with. We will lay out amongst us where the plumber put their drains and pipes, the HVAC guys put their AC, HRV, gas manifold and ductwork, the electricians put their electrical panels, the landscapers and concrete guys to go over a driveway’s preparation. This prevents us getting in each other’s way and a lot of frustration.
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Installation
Our work can has several phases for a full house floor heating system install. During construction we coordinate our scheduling between the trades if so desired. We never hold up construction this way, having ample forewarning when it is our turn to do a particular stage of the installation. Once a system is completed and commissioned we always help the homeowner understand the system and make sure they can fully control it. The more is learned, the less need for a call for help in case a power or gas outage interrupts the system or something similar.
We are doing two huge snowmelt driveways for a pair of great brothers in Richmond Hill living next to each other. 👍 @patternedconcretemississauga is crazy busy grading and forming. Tons of machinery, hills of gravel. All together 1,200` of 2" insulated PEX lines feeding 6 @rhella XFM manifolds! We are pickled tink with joy. Or something close to it. 🤣 #torontocustomhome #heating #hydronics #hvaccontractor #radiantheat #manifolds #torontocontractor #drivewayheating #turbomax #thermo2000 #radiantfloorheating #snowmelt #infloorheating #heatingsystem #hydronicheating #torontorenovation #torontoconstruction #electricboilers #heateddriveways #snowmeltsystem #mechanicalcontractors #ntiboilers #construction ##snowmelt
Pressure testing a pair of 2" supply and return PEX after a little mishap with a bobcat. Luckily nothing was penetrated. Since we had such a short piece showing a @sharkbiteplumbing 2" 45 elbow was heaven sent to connect the air hose to. #torontocustomhome #heating #hydronics #hvaccontractor #radiantheat #manifolds #torontocontractor #drivewayheating #turbomax #thermo2000 #radiantfloorheating #snowmelt #infloorheating #heatingsystem #hydronicheating #torontorenovation #torontoconstruction #electricboilers #heateddriveways #snowmeltsystem #mechanicalcontractors #ntiboilers #construction ##snowmelt
Another basement floor warming and domestic hot water system was completed today. At the heart of it is an @ibcboiler_can VX199. A new @thermo2000inc Turbomax 50-3 indirect water heater has amazing hot water delivery performance. Since they revamped the product line and have done away with the old sheet metal bulge and cladding it is much more attractive as well. We used up our last two @dahlvalve boiler drains, time to replenish the supply. All of these are top of the line CANADIAN products. The @sharkbiteplumbing adapters are looking and performing amazing. The @cashacme boiler feed and double check valves speed up the water makeup installation and are the best to transition between PEX tubing and copper. All held together by @viegallc ProPress fittings. The @rhella manifold and expansion tank arm are an awe factor multiplier. Last but not the least the @taco_comfort switching relay is the best green energy source 🤪. We proudly support our Canadian manufacturers wherever we can. #torontocustomhome #heating #hydronics #hvaccontractor #radiantheat #manifolds #torontocontractor #drivewayheating #turbomax #thermo2000 #radiantfloorheating #snowmelt #infloorheating #heatingsystem #hydronicheating #torontorenovation #torontoconstruction #electricboilers #heateddriveways #snowmeltsystem #mechanicalcontractors #boilers #construction ##snowmelt
We took the opportunity to extend our stay by two days. Saint Andrews is an hour away from Saint John where we chose @jollybreezewhaleadventures to go whale watching. It was well worth the money and time. Ultra friendly crew and this time of the year almost guaranteed to see whales which we did. #torontocustomhome #heating #hydronics #hvaccontractor #radiantheat #manifolds #torontocontractor #drivewayheating #turbomax #thermo2000 #radiantfloorheating #snowmelt #infloorheating #heatingsystem #hydronicheating #torontorenovation #torontoconstruction #whalewatching #heateddriveways #snowmeltsystem #mechanicalcontractors #boilers #construction #ntiboiler #snowmelt
An extinction level incident took place in St John tonight. We had another amazing day courtesy of @nti_boilers and Gloria, Dave, Matthew and Jason. Our group bonded well. Thank You from all of us. #torontocustomhome #heating #hydronics #hvaccontractor #radiantheat #manifolds #torontocontractor #drivewayheating #turbomax #thermo2000 #radiantfloorheating #snowmelt #infloorheating #heatingsystem #hydronicheating #torontorenovation #torontoconstruction #electricboilers #heateddriveways #snowmeltsystem #mechanicalcontractors #boilers #construction #ntiboilers #snowmelt
Nti boilers go through a rigorous quality control and testing regiment before being boxed and shipped off to distributors. From what we saw on the factory floor today was a layered quality control process that leaves almost zero chance for a dud to slip through. What is equally important is that they provide much needed work to Canadians and give back to the community. #torontocustomhome #heating #hydronics #hvaccontractor #radiantheat #manifolds #torontocontractor #drivewayheating #turbomax #thermo2000 #radiantfloorheating #snowmelt #infloorheating #heatingsystem #hydronicheating #torontorenovation #torontoconstruction #electricboilers #heateddriveways #snowmeltsystem #mechanicalcontractors #boilers #ntiboiler #snowmelt
Thou shalt not steal 😳 #torontocustomhome #heating #hydronics #hvaccontractor #radiantheat #manifolds #torontocontractor #drivewayheating #turbomax #thermo2000 #radiantfloorheating #snowmelt #infloorheating #heatingsystem #hydronicheating #torontorenovation #torontoconstruction #electricboilers #heateddriveways #snowmeltsystem #mechanicalcontractors #boilers #ntiboilers #snowmelt
A fun day of training and socializing. The depth of knowledge every one of our hosts brought to the table is amazing. Gloria and David has in-depth comprehensive knowledge of not only of their boilers but hands on real world problems and their solutions. We are learning a lot. The setting could not be more beautiful. St John is a pleasant break from the crazy pace of Toronto. Everyone is polite, laid back and you don`t take your life into your hands every time you cross the street. Uptown has the feel of time travel back 60 years. #torontocustomhome #heating #hydronics #hvaccontractor #radiantheat #manifolds #torontocontractor #drivewayheating #turbomax #thermo2000 #radiantfloorheating #snowmelt #infloorheating #heatingsystem #hydronicheating #torontorenovation #torontoconstruction #electricboilers #heateddriveways #snowmeltsystem #mechanicalcontractors #boilers #construction # ntiboilers #snowmelt
It was working fine yesterday 😳🤪#torontocustomhome #heating #hydronics #hvaccontractor #radiantheat #manifolds #torontocontractor #drivewayheating #turbomax #thermo2000 #radiantfloorheating #snowmelt #infloorheating #heatingsystem #hydronicheating #torontorenovation #torontoconstruction #electricboilers #heateddriveways #snowmeltsystem #mechanicalcontractors #boilers #ntiboilers #floorheating #snowmelt
On our way to St John NB to visit @nti_boilers head office and plant for the next three days. Our lead employee is tagging along for the trip. #torontocustomhome #heating #hydronics #hvaccontractor #radiantheat #manifolds #torontocontractor #drivewayheating #turbomax #thermo2000 #radiantfloorheating #snowmelt #infloorheating #heatingsystem #hydronicheating #torontorenovation #torontoconstruction #electricboilers #heateddriveways #snowmeltsystem #mechanicalcontractors #boilers #construction #floorheating #snowmelt
Another snowmelt system installed in a garage with a hydronic garage heater. These VX boilers from @ibcboiler_can are easy to like. Gas and venting by @gasguys.ca @rhella XFM snowmelt manifold, expansion tank arm and 2-way hydraulic separator. #torontocustomhome #heating #hydronics #hvaccontractor #radiantheat #manifolds #torontocontractor #drivewayheating #turbomax #thermo2000 #radiantfloorheating #snowmelt #infloorheating #heatingsystem #hydronicheating #torontorenovation #torontoconstruction #electricboilers #heateddriveways #snowmeltsystem #mechanicalcontractors #boilers #construction #floorheating #snowmelt
Another snowmelt system was completed today. #torontocustomhome #heating #hydronics #hvaccontractor #radiantheat #manifolds #torontocontractor #drivewayheating #turbomax #thermo2000 #radiantfloorheating #snowmelt #infloorheating #heatingsystem #hydronicheating #torontorenovation #torontoconstruction #electricboilers #heateddriveways #snowmeltsystem #mechanicalcontractors #boilers #construction #floorheating #snowmelt
Comments? All these on one site. #constructionfail
Hydronic Hall or Shame winner Manny Perreira strikes again. Lelo Mechanical is where tank`s go to die and people are left cold and angry. The client was referred by @thermo2000inc but not before the warranty on this poor TurboMax was voided by the Prince of Incompetence. His modus operandi includes using tankless heaters in an attempt to heat houses as well as supplying hot water by mispiping and completely ignoring best practices, asthetics and common sense. Needless to say he`s been failing for the past 40 years. His favorites are "I know what I am doing" and "I`ve been doing this for 40 years". One can only hope for either a retirement or the Bubonic Plague. #torontocustomhome #heating #hydronics #hvaccontractor #radiantheat #manifolds #torontocontractor #drivewayheating #turbomax #thermo2000 #radiantfloorheating #snowmelt #infloorheating #heatingsystem #hydronicheating #torontorenovation #torontoconstruction #electricboilers #heateddriveways #snowmeltsystem #mechanicalcontractors #boilers #construction #floorheating #snowmelt
Our new project, fixing up a mispiped floor heating system powered by a leaky htp boiler. #torontocustomhome #heating #hydronics #hvaccontractor #radiantheat #manifolds #torontocontractor #drivewayheating #turbomax #thermo2000 #radiantfloorheating #snowmelt #infloorheating #heatingsystem #hydronicheating #torontorenovation #torontoconstruction #electricboilers #heateddriveways #snowmeltsystem #mechanicalcontractors #boilers #construction #floorheating #snowmelt
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