Wind energie and snow?

I live in an area with very low winds for the year except winter mths. I also live in Canada and don't like to shovel.
What I want to do is simply build a wind gene and hook it to those heat wires ppl but on their roof to prevent ice dams on the roof.
Was wondering if I install the heat wires under the driveway by a few inches and hook it up to the gene. What till I need for it to all connect together? and will it work? Thanks in advance.

Darren McCarthy wrote:

I live in an area with very low winds for the year except winter mths. I also live in Canada and don't like to shovel.

I think you should move ;-).

What I want to do is simply build a wind gene and hook it to those heat wires ppl but on their roof to prevent ice dams on the roof.

Ya know, it might just work for the roof stuff, but...

Was wondering if I install the heat wires under the driveway by a few inches and hook it up to the gene. What till I need for it to all connect together? and will it work?

The underground stuff, for walkways and driveways throws ALOT of heat, because it has to warm up the stone/pavement above it. So to throw alot of heat, it has to consume alot of electricity. Sorry amigo, but not likely to work for anything resembling a reasonable price.
Quite a few years ago, some of my fellow contractors were working on the Cowpland home (the Corel founder), and he had alot of that put in. Nothing but a nightmare, that whole project, but especially the heated walkways.
DJ

You need 100 BTU per square foot aprox.
You need a nuclear generator in your basement.
I am installing hydronic tubing in mine and hope I don't have to shovel too much.
If you don't completely dry the snow up, you got ice.
"Darren McCarthy" wrote in message

I live in an area with very low winds for the year except winter mths. I also live in Canada and don't like to shovel.
What I want to do is simply build a wind gene and hook it to those heat wires ppl but on their roof to prevent ice dams on the roof.
Was wondering if I install the heat wires under the driveway by a few inches and hook it up to the gene. What till I need for it to all connect together? and will it work? Thanks in advance.

"Darren McCarthy" wrote in message

I live in an area with very low winds for the year except winter mths. I also live in Canada and don't like to shovel.
What I want to do is simply build a wind gene and hook it to those heat wires ppl but on their roof to prevent ice dams on the roof.
Was wondering if I install the heat wires under the driveway by a few inches and hook it up to the gene. What till I need for it to all connect together? and will it work? Thanks in advance.

Last heated drive way I did was a loading dock for a hospital, 60 amps at 480v is what was needed for the double truck wide space.
Most wind machines I see are less than a 1000 watts.