I just read this in an Angie's List article. It seems like this would be most welcome in WI so I'm curious as to why.
2007-12-14 01:49:58 · 3 answers · asked by Brenda P 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
My only guess is that this would cause water runoff that would refreeze, so you would have ice in the street instead of snow.
2007-12-14 01:57:48 · answer #1 · answered by Edward S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about illegal, but in Madison, the Kraft Oscar Mayer plant has radiant heat in the sidewalk in front of the plant. At least twice each year, construction crews have to rip up part of the sidewalk to repair leaks in the system. Of course the breaks are in different spots of the heated sidewalk each time. So, inneficient, prone to leaks, expensive to repair, labor intensive. Not a good fit for Wisconsin.
2007-12-14 02:38:58 · answer #2 · answered by handyrandy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Edward. It probably causes problems by the water refreezing on the roadway.
2007-12-14 02:43:13 · answer #3 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋