Roof Ice Melting Cable

Use to help prevent roof damage and leaking.

Roof ice melting cable.

Clip in the cable along the same zigzag pattern as the shingle clips. Use to help prevent ice from forming under the edge of your shingles. Product overview the thermwell 200 ft. Heat cables for ice dams ice dams can pose many problems.

This de icing kit comes with shingle clips and is 100 ft. This de icing kit comes with shingle clips and is 200 ft. 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.

When it reaches the eaves where the temperature of the roof is colder the water refreezes. As mentioned above you will use about 8w per linear foot of ice melting 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. Roof de icing cable kit can be used to keep gutters and downspouts flowing.

Secure shingle clips to roof shingles using a flathead screwdriver making sure to align them in a zigzag pattern. A typical 120 foot long roof edge with 6 12 overhangs and no gutters deicing will need about 291 feet of cable. 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. Long for large roofs.

Long for large roofs. It help prevent ice from forming under the edge of your shingles.