SnowClear® by: EverClear Radiant Systems®

12/12/2008 EverClear product featured in local article.

Federation Bank President Dale Torpey shows off the new heated sidewalk outside along East Main Street in Washington. As he was showing the sidewalk, people were shoveling snow off the sidewalks all around.

      Several businesses in Washington are exploring the future of snow shoveling, and it doesn't involve any back-breaking scooping or damaging salt applications.
       As the Downtown Enhancement Project was under way last fall, Federation Bank and Washington State Bank took the opportunity to install heated sidewalks. On Tuesday, people visiting the banks had the opportunity to see how well the sidewalks worked, as no snow remained on the sidewalks in front of the two banks, with no shovel lines, snow piles or stuck-on clumps.
      "We put it to the test a little early this year, but it's really worked out well," said Federation Bank President Dale Torpey. "The sidewalk is dry and clean."
      While the sidewalks were torn out and the new curbs were being installed, the two banks had contracted with a private company to have the electric sidewalks installed.
      Washington State Bank President Keith Lazar explained the system can either be turned on by heat or moisture sensors or manually if inclement weather is predicted. He said there is a series of coils under the sidewalks that heat the concrete, causing snow and ice on the sidewalk to melt.
      "It's not so much the cost as the safety to our customers," Lazar said. "We have a lot of older customers and this helps assure footing a little bit."
      Lazar said the idea of putting in a heated sidewalk had been considered, but in the past had been considered cost-prohibitive. When the project began, City of Washington inspector David Bruns had discovered the SnowClear system from EverClear Radiant Systems of Dardenne Prairie, Mo. The company offered a more reasonable system. He expects the bank will save money on snow removal and on damage to carpeting in the bank from salt tracked in. He declined comment on the cost of the system.

3/13/2007 EverClear launches the SnowClear™ System, a revolutionary new snow removal system

The SnowClear™ System, introduced today by EverClear Radiant Systems™, Inc., is a revolutionary new electronic snow and ice removal system that makes the convenience and safety of clear pavement accessible to the general population.

What makes SnowClear™ so different? The SnowClear™ System addresses the problems that have plagued other snow removal radiant heating systems: installation, electrical and labor costs, and price. Because of these problems, snow and ice removal systems have been reserved for the affluent. That is no longer the case.

10/1/07 Protect Your Loved Ones this Winter with new SnowClear™ Simple System

Shoveling Snow, Using Snow Blowers Can Be Hazardous to Your Health

What does winter mean to you? To many people, winter means snow, snow and more snow. Snow, while beautiful, causes many problems for local inhabitants. Clearing ice and snow can be time consuming, not to mention dangerous. How dangerous? According to the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), in 2006, more than 31,000 people were treated in hospital emergency rooms, doctors’ offices, clinics and other medical settings for injuries sustained while shoveling or otherwise removing ice and snow manually.

Another study, conducted by The American Heart Association, estimated that as many as 1,200 people nationwide die annually of coronary artery disease during and after major snowstorms; thanks, in large part, to snow shoveling.

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