Hot water snow removal system

Abstract

This system is based on a provisional patent by the inventor Darrell E. Heard, Application No. 61/462,729, a hot water snow removal system wherein the system employs a salt specifically suitable for the disintegration of snow. In this system there are a series of components in the form of Appliances inline necessary to achieve the task of hot water snow removal. The first tank on page one, is a hot water heater, followed by a reduced pressure zone backflow preventer, connected to a salt processing apparatus, a heat pump, hot water storage tank, thermal fluid collector timing mechanisms, heat pump and hot fluid circulation manifold and sprinkler system. Its purpose is to prevent line freeze up at the sprinkler heads and in the sprinkler systems lines.

1 . The utilization of an existing hot water supply system for the purpose of generating a hot salty fluid for use in a hot water snow removal system, wherein salt chemicals and water and its other chemicals instituted by law to be in the water for health reasons or sanitation purposes are employed in the use in this process. Insulated hot water tanks and salt processors suitable for the snow removal system in this application and wherein in conjunction with the other components where the utilization of heat pumps with the characteristics of hot water pumps, the utilization of a hot water storage tank, a spigot, splitter and timer in conjunction with a sprinkler system in the aiding of the removal of snow and a hot water pump assisted heated circulation system for the sprinkler apparatus' line manifold and the electronic two way sprinkler controller. 
     
     
         2 . Procedures and processes, within the salt processors' hot liquid applications and the salt processor as depicted in the application for the sole purpose of dissolving or diluting salts using a sprayer, wherein hot liquid is sprayed upon the salt in the salt processor to facilitate its mixture dissolving into hot liquids whether the salt are in the form of a liquid or solid, in any combination of arrangements in conjunction with the components in the system, and flow through the heated circulation manifold and the heated sprinkler system lines and heated sprinkler system to the sprinkler head. 
     
     
         3 . The heat pumps functioning as hot water pumps as they apply to the functioning of moving, suctioning and transferring hot liquids to their destination from and to all the tanks the system employs, its heated manifold system and heated sprinkler system including sprinkler head. 
     
     
         4 . The heat pumps as it relates to the heating of liquid in the sprinkler system and as it relates to pushing hot fluids through the systems heated circulation system. 
     
     
         5 . The heated circulation system components in the circulation manifold systems' Lines and how they are physically connected to and support the heating of sprinkler lines in the snow removal system's sprinkler system to prevent sprinkler pipe lines from freezing. 
     
     
         6 . The heated sprinkler system as it relates to the hot water snow removal system for the purpose of holding the Primary sprinkler line open through anti freezing methods utilizing heated circulation manifold lines. 
     
     
         7 . The heated sprinkler lines utilization of heat as it relates to the hot water snow removal system. 
     
     
         8 . The principle assembly or a reduced pressure zone back flow preventer. 
     
     
         9 . Wherein said regulating means comprises electronic control means. 
     
     
         10 . The hot water snow removal system, mechanical regulation means comprises mechanical control. 
     
     
         11 . Wherein said mechanical control means comprises a spigot splitter and timer. 
     
     
         12 . Wherein a hot water supply relates to the heating of fluid. 
     
     
         13 . Wherein a hot water storage tank receives and store fluids from the salt processor. 
     
     
         14 . Wherein, the sprinkler system receives salted fluid from the hot water storage tank. 
     
     
         15 . The hot water snow removals' sprinkler lines as they relate to a heated water supply to the sprinkler heads. 
     
     
         16 . The heated sprinkler heads as it relates to the hot water snow removal systems' ability to operate in the winter.