Roof Ice Melting Cable

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 ice melting cable.

Roof de icing cable kit can be used to keep gutters and downspouts flowing. Long for large roofs. Use to 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.

Heat cables for ice dams ice dams can pose many problems. Use to help prevent roof damage and leaking. Clip in the cable along the same zigzag pattern as the shingle clips. 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.

Product overview the thermwell 200 ft. A typical 120 foot long roof edge with 6 12 overhangs and no gutters deicing will need about 291 feet of cable. 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. That equals to 2 3kwh per hour or almost 56kwh per day of continuous operation.

Secure shingle clips to roof shingles using a flathead screwdriver making sure to align them in a zigzag pattern. It help prevent ice from forming under the edge of your shingles. This de icing kit comes with shingle clips and is 200 ft. As mentioned above you will use about 8w per linear foot of ice melting cable.

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. When it reaches the eaves where the temperature of the roof is colder the water refreezes.