Roof Heaters For Ice Dams

Heat tape for ice dam prevention.

Roof heaters for ice dams.

It goes by many names including heat cable heat coil and roof deicing cable but the underlying principle of all ice dam. Installation is simple and straightforward since the cable comes preassembled and ready to go. The thermwell 200 ft. The heat cable prevents ice from forming allowing the melting snow and ice to find a runoff path into the downspout and away from your home.

Keep your roof free of ice and prevent damage using the roof de icing cable heavy duty weather resistance pvc outer jacket to survive the elements. Stop ice dams with a cold roof ice dams and icicles form when the snow melts runs down your roof and refreezes near the edge. Use to help prevent ice from forming under the edge of your shingles. Heated roof systems offers you our exclusive patented technology that provides a concealed snow melt mat placed under various roofing material to eliminate ice dams.

This de icing kit comes with shingle clips and is 200 ft. The adks kit is to be used for residential roof and gutter de icing only. You must access onto the roof eaves in order to install the cables. This solution allows you to equalize your roof s temperature by heating it from the outside instead of blowing in cold air from the inside as we mention next in fast fixes.

For an ice dam to form the warm parts of the roof generally need to be higher than 32 degrees f while the cold areas of the roof need to be below 32 degrees f this means that the outside temperatures must also be below 32 degrees f. Our mats can be placed under asphalt shingles synthetic slate and shake and both standing seam and pro panel roofing giving you the continuous look to the roof edge. Fortunately you can reduce some of the issues associated with ice dams by using heat cables on roofs and gutters. Capable of delivering up to 5 watts per foot of raw heating power.

This only occurs when part of your roof warms to above 32 degrees f warm enough to melt the snow while the roof edge remains below freezing. Enter the humble heat cable. Very economical only consumes 5 watts per foot of cable. Ice melting heat cables this product is one of the most popular options for preventing ice dams however it does not make it the best long term option.

This scenario is often the result of a warm attic. Attached with clips along the roof s edge in a zigzag pattern heated cables help prevent ice dams that lift shingles and cause leaks. The adks kit offers a two year manufacturer s warranty. 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.