Defy The Freeze: Protect Your Outdoor Storage with BriskHeat

Use of outdoor storage is very common in residential areas as well as by commercial enterprises. Examples of residential storage may include sheds or outbuildings, rain barrels, well-water systems, even barn-based water systems for livestock. Commercially, examples of outdoor storage may be for construction materials, chemical liquids, dry bulk solids, or water storage tanks. Often tents or portable shelters are used during the winter to protect these products from ice and snow. Cold temperatures can make:

• Materials unusable if temperatures fall below the stated “storage temperature”
• Liquids become resistant to flow by thickening or freezing
• Condensation form, which may negatively impact moisture content

Drought conditions in many parts of the country reinforce the need to not only conserve water, but in many cases, present the need to collect and store water for future use. Outdoor storage tanks may be fully enclosed containing treated potable water or may have openings for collection of rain and snow for summer irrigation. In either case, freezing is undesirable as it may cause damage to the tank and water distribution piping.

BriskHeat solutions include:

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• {{widget type="Magento\Catalog\Block\Category\Widget\Link" anchor_text="Silicone rubber heating blankets" template="category/widget/link/link_inline.phtml" id_path="category/309"}} with or without insulating foam
• Electric immersion heaters that extend into the tank
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Materials stored outdoors may have temporary tents or portable shelters constructed during the winter to prevent moisture from ruining materials. Electric heat can not only prevent the materials from freezing but may be needed to preserve the integrity of the structure itself.

BriskHeat solutions include: 

• {{widget type="Magento\Catalog\Block\Category\Widget\Link" anchor_text="Self-regulating cables" template="category/widget/link/link_inline.phtml" id_path="category/29"}} that prevent snow and ice accumulation on roofs, and radiate heat to the inside
• Silicone rubber heating blankets that can mount to interior walls and heat the inside to prevent condensation from forming

Moisture can ruin construction materials such as concrete and drywall. Heat can also prevent stored liquids from freezing, reduce the viscosity of oils and greases, and keep caulk and sealants within their storage temperature range.

Commercial enterprises often store chemicals outdoors without any shelters for protection. Stored in the open, winter winds add to the challenge of keeping materials for freezing.

BriskHeat soltuions include:

• BriskHeat’s wet-area tote tank and drum heaters and insulators that are constructed from water-resistant polyester with ½” thick closed-cell neoprene for insulation 
• {{widget type="Magento\Catalog\Block\Product\Widget\Link" anchor_text="Wintershield™" template="product/widget/link/link_inline.phtml" id_path="product/6316"}} is another wet-area heating product from BriskHeat with a unique design to fit around smaller objects such as instrumentation or flow control devices
• Self-regulating and {{widget type="Magento\Catalog\Block\Category\Widget\Link" anchor_text=" constant watt" template="category/widget/link/link_inline.phtml" id_path="category/185"}} heating cables that are available for wet area applications and can be wrapped around unique shaped objects

BriskHeat has the solutions to keep you warm and save you money when temperatures drop in the winter. Contact your account manager or local distributor to learn more about these and other freeze protection products that are in stock and ready to ship!