A de icing cable also known as roof heating cables electric roof de icers and heat tapes is an electric heat cord that gets clipped onto the top of your roof.
Roof ice wire.
This de icing kit comes with shingle clips and is 100 ft.
Remove leaves from the gutter.
Product overview the thermwell 200 ft.
With them you can prevent a lot of damage to your roof that can result from the buildup of ice dams.
The thermwell 100 ft.
Long for large roofs.
The adks de icing cable is installed over the unheated portions of the roof above the overhang or into gutters or downspouts to create an ice free pathway for melting water to drain.
Roof de icing cable kit can be used to keep gutters and downspouts flowing.
Heat cables can be installed to minimize ice formation and retention on roofs.
In this video master electrician for ask this old house scott caron helps a homeowner install heat cables on his roof to stop ice dams.
How to estimate heating cable length for your roof.
Beyond making use of a heat cable here are a few other ways to prevent problems from ice backing up on your roof or in your gutters.
Secure shingle clips to roof shingles using a flathead screwdriver making sure to align them in a zigzag pattern.
Use to help prevent roof damage and leaking.
Use to help prevent ice from forming under the edge of your shingles.
The adks cable plugs into a standard 120 vac gfci protected three wire grounded outlet.
Clip in the cable along the same zigzag pattern as the shingle clips.
That water flow reduces the likelihood of roof leaks and shingle damage from hard packed snow and ice dams.
While it may seem like the perfect solution to ice dam formation heat cables come with quite a few disadvantages as well.
These cables are set up in a zigzag pattern and fed through the gutter and downspout.
Prevents dangerous icicles from building up over pathways and doors.
Roof and gutter de icing cables prevent ice from sticking around during sub zero temperatures.
This allows ice to melt and move from your rooftop shingles to your gutters.
This de icing kit comes with shingle clips and is 200 ft.
Metal construction for durability and reliability.
If the gutters are clogged with leaves the water cannot drain properly creating large chunks of frozen ice in the gutters and further blocking snowmelt.
Even though no one likes doing it clean out your gutters removing fallen leaves before the winter season.
Long for large roofs.
Roof de icing cable kit can be used to keep gutters and downspouts flowing and help prevent ice from forming under the edge of your shingles.