Snow Dragon Melters
Snow Dragon Snow Melters
Snow Dragon® snowmelters are an economically viable solution to expensive & environmentally disruptive snow hauling, providing a cost effective alternative for snow contractors, facilities managers, municipalities and airport operations alike.
For security conscious users, eliminating a convoy of trucks on and off a protected site allows for less outside intrusion. In the post 9/11 world, the Snow Dragon® eliminates the security risks associated with hauling snow from Airports, as well as environmentally contaminated snow concerns, as it is retained and melted onsite. The Snow Dragon® is portable so it can go to the snow – this means piles can be conveniently setup in various melting sites, instead of having to move the snow great distances to one designated snow haul area, to be handled yet again before it is finally taken away. For many users sound and noise is critical for residential and shopping areas. As a result, all Snow Dragon® melters are designed for quite operation. Our solution is a simple one: Melt It! Don’t Move It!
How Snow Dragon®Snowmelters Work- Within 15 minutes from a cold startup, the water temperature in the melting hopper rises to over 120F, heated by firing 9,000,000 BTU/hr burners into specially designed heat exchanger burner tubes, where heat is transferred to the water. Snow and ice are then dumped into the melting hopper where warm water is sprayed over the snow to promote further melting.
As the water level rises, standpipes within the unit skim out particles while screens filter out dirt and debris, ensuring that storm water relocation systems don’t get clogged. Water leaving the Snow Dragon® is cleaner than the snow being dumped in. How Snow Dragon®Snowmelters Save You $$$- While trucking, hauling, and dumping snow have been the typical procedure for snow removal, many factors including security issues, environmental restrictions, increasing trucking costs, safety issues with piling snow, and the increasing cost of fuel are making this option less practical. Take for instance a football field covered with 6” of snow. This would cost about $5,000 to remove with a traditional snow haul. But, melt it away with a Snow Dragon® Snowmelter and you realize a savings of over 55%, which translates into over $2,800 you just kept in your pocket. With a Snow Dragon® Snowmelter, all your tenant and customer parking spaces, as well as airport runways and parking lots, will be clear and available for less than half the cost of a typical snow haul. Models-
 Snow Dragon® SND900 is designed for use at strip malls, schools, parking lots and is ideally configured for landscapers and contractors. This rugged unit economically melts 240 cubic yards of snow* per hour or the equivalent to 12 to 14 tandum truckloads per hour. The SND900 is commercially fabricated on a tri-axle trailer, so you can go to the snow with a one-ton truck. The SND900 is easy to operate. Even the control panel is fabricated into the door, making it accessible from the outside.
For all your snowmelting needs, the SND900 has been designed as a low maintenance system benefiting contractors, landscapers, municipalities, and airports alike. Other features of this system include, one-man operation capabilities, plug and play components, quiet operation, built-in lighting system, and visual and audible alarm indication. Specifications:
*10:1 snow
  The SND1800 is designed for companies that handle big commercial sites, shopping centers, stadiums, hospitals and large parking lots. It economically melts 480 cubic yards of snow* per hour, or the equivalent of 33 to 38 tandum truckloads per hour. The SND1800 is a rugged unit commercially fabricated on a custom trailer, so you can go to the snow. It's also available as a stationary unit. The SND1800 is an easy to operate, dependable unit. If one of the two, independent operating 9,000,000 BTU/hr burners should go down during operation, the Snow Dragon® will continue to melt snow, even while maintenance is being performed on the shut down burner.
Easy access dual side loading is one feature with the SND1800. The melting hopper tank is 20' long, with a 13' active area for dumping snow allowing ample room for the loader to dump snow. Other features with this model include, protective guidrails, plug and play components, quiet operation, built-in lighting system, and visual and audible alarm indication.
Specifications:
*10:1 Snow |
