Roof Ice Melting Cable

Clip in the cable along the same zigzag pattern as the shingle clips.

Roof ice melting cable.

Long for large roofs. Secure shingle clips to roof shingles using a flathead screwdriver making sure to align them in a zigzag pattern. 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. 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.

They form when snow melts in warmer areas of the roof sending water running down toward the edge. You need to ensure that you install this cable before heavy snowstorms since it won t produce enough heat to melt fully formed ice dams. Long for large roofs. This de icing kit comes with shingle clips and is 200 ft.

Roof de icing cable kit can be used to keep gutters and downspouts flowing. Product overview the thermwell 200 ft. Use to help prevent roof damage and leaking. A typical 120 foot long roof edge with 6 12 overhangs and no gutters deicing will need about 291 feet of cable.

This de icing kit comes with shingle clips and is 100 ft. That equals to 2 3kwh per hour or almost 56kwh per day of continuous operation. It help prevent ice from forming under the edge of your shingles. Heat cables for ice dams ice dams can pose many problems.

The kit comes with all the clips and spacers you need to install the entire 240 foot cable in a zigzag pattern across the edge of your roof in the gutters and down your downspout. When it reaches the eaves where the temperature of the roof is colder the water refreezes.