Ice Melt Tape Roof

After decades of working with ice dams gutter ice and snow covered eaves we decided that the status quo of ice dam prevention systems could use a bit of innovation.

Ice melt tape roof.

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. Long for large roofs. Around chimneys and skylights. 265 heavy duty roof and gutter de icing cable.

Heat roof gutter de icing snow melter tape kit. This de icing kit comes with shingle clips and is 200 ft. Drawing upon our expertise we worked with manufacturers and installers to create the highest quality self regulating heat tape on the market. At the eaves of the roof by far the most common spot for ice dams heat cables also known as heat tape or roof ice cables are often the first things that come to mind for homeowners attempting to deal with ice dams.

Clip in the cable along the same zigzag pattern as the shingle clips. They work effectively in temperatures down to 25 f. Heat roof gutter de icing ice snow melter tape kit. With nowhere else to go the water is forced to back up under the roofing materials and into the structure.

While safely on the ground toss a roofmelt tablet onto the roof. When this happens the under layer of snow on the roof is heats up and it melts causing water run down the roof. Ice dams generally from when heat escapes the home through the roof. The roofmelt ice melt is designed to eliminate the need to climb onto roofs while melt snow.

The tablets help prevent roof damage by melting through ice dams and allowing water to drain safely. Product overview the thermwell 200 ft. Roof and gutter deicing cable 100 heating cord. The point in ice dam heat tape is not to prevent all ice from forming but to keep ice from forming along certain pathways.

Once this snow melt water comes in contact with the cold outside air or with the cold metal gutters it refreezes creating icicles. Heat tape pro for self regulating heat cable. Heattape pro heatcable pro. 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.

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