 Tarps cover hoses to aid in thawing snow-covered ground in Minnesota. Click here to see additional photos |
• Frozen, snow-covered ground in Minnesota.
• An above-ground pipeline for the EPA in Leadville, Colo.
• Thawed a water main in -40 degree weather in Winter Park, Colo.
• Thawed a paved intersection 6 feet deep in 24 hours for a water valve replacement in Leadville, Colo.
• Thawed 500 lateral feet through 36 inches of frost in 24 hours for utility installation in Breckenridge, Colo.
• Thawed 6 feet deep through 36 inches of frost in 24 hours on a heavy equipment road in Silverhorn, Colo.
ThawBUSTER uses a high-temperature, low pressure system. Fluid is heated to 180 degrees by a diesel-fired boiler. Five 500-foot hoses are used to circulate the heat to virtually any surface.