Sewer construction fosters the use of infrared heaters

Now that construction season is close at hand in Breckenridge, Michigan are beginning. One in particular is dealing with the sewer system overhaul while the other works on the placement of 133 wind turbines, bringing some of the busiest construction zones in the state to Gratiot County. Crews will need the directional warmth of infrared heaters in order to avoid delays during unseasonably cold and rainy weather.

According to the Morning Sun, workers are inspecting the sewer lines to determine potential infiltration, making repairs to any crack or leaky pipe. Receiving $1.5 million from a federal grant, the overall cost of the sewer upgrades is $6.4 million. With seasonal flooding, the sewers are filling with water levels that are five times above the average.

“It’s over capacity in our lagoons,” Village Manager Jeff Ostrander told the news source. “They haven’t been cleaned up. In the first phase we will re-do the banks. It will have to be done in phases.”

Infrared heaters are extremely energy efficient and affordable to maintain, at a cost of only 14 cents per hour. Other sources of warmth, such as propane heaters, typically cost at least two or three dollars per hour.