Islip Public Library

Islip Public Library Snow Melting

Press Release

For Immediate Release – September 24, 2007

HEATIZON SYSTEMS – Salt Lake City, Utah USA

September 24, 2007 – Heatizon Systems products are selected for snow-melting project at Islip Public Library in New York.

Murray, Utah – The Architect Firm of Beatty Harvey & Associates selected Heatizon Systems products for their snow melting needs at the Islip Public Library in New York. The projects electrical contractor, L.E.B. Electric will be installing the Tuff Cable heating element in front of the Islip Public Library.

The 5 zone system will provide snow melting for the entrance and walkway, totaling over 1,400 square feet. The system, designed by Cy Sherwood of WarmQuest, is installed on 6” x 6” x 4” gauge remesh with elevated chairs in new pour concrete.

The system will be activated with CBX7 Control Units, which are installed in rough-in boxes installed on concrete in the building’s interior, and will be activated with a selector box and a pavement mounted snow sensor in the front entrance.

The Islip Public Library serves approximately 19,500 residents, according to Lauraine Farr Kindler, the Senior Librarian for the facility, and had a total circulation of almost 250,000 items last year.