Pedestal mounted paver heating system

A pedestal mounted paver heating (PMPH) system for heating one or more thermally conductive pavers installed on pedestals to form a walking surface, the PMPH system comprising:

• a plurality of support trays each comprising:
• a base formed of thermally conductive sheet metal and sized to rest on the pedestals beneath a corresponding paver of the one or more pavers;
• an insulation layer disposed to reduce heat loss through the base, the insulation layer including a plurality of slots;
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• a plurality of thermally conductive supportive structures positioned over the insulation layer and extending into the plurality of slots, the plurality of thermally conductive supportive structures physically separated from each other so that each of the plurality of slots extends between two adjacent thermally conductive supportive structures of the plurality of thermally conductive supportive structures;
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• a self-regulating heater cable electrically connecting to a power supply and disposed within a first support tray and a second support tray of the plurality of support trays, the plurality of slots of the first support tray defining a path of the heater cable that positions the heater cable relative to the walking surface in order to transfer heat from the heater cable through the one or more pavers to the walking surface.