Roof Heaters For Ice Dams

If you live in an area with snow and ice in the wintertime investing in a heat cable now can save you costly repairs in the future.

Roof heaters for ice dams.

The heat cable prevents ice from forming allowing the melting snow and ice to find a runoff path into the downspout and away from your home. It goes by many names including heat cable heat coil and roof deicing cable but the underlying principle of all ice dam. The adks kit is to be used for residential roof and gutter de icing only. While it may seem like the perfect solution to ice dam formation heat cables come with quite a few disadvantages as well.

Our mats can be placed under asphalt shingles synthetic slate and shake and both standing seam and pro panel roofing giving you the continuous look to the roof edge. Enter the humble heat cable. For an ice dam to form the warm parts of the roof generally need to be higher than 32 degrees f while the cold areas of the roof need to be below 32 degrees f this means that the outside temperatures must also be below 32 degrees f. Capable of delivering up to 5 watts per foot of raw heating power.

Very economical only consumes 5 watts per foot of cable. Heat tape for ice dam prevention. We can help you find a heat cable that meets the needs of your home. The adks kit offers a two year manufacturer s warranty.

Heat cables can be installed to minimize ice formation and retention on roofs. With them you can prevent a lot of damage to your roof that can result from the buildup of ice dams.