The adks cable plugs into a standard 120 vac gfci protected three wire grounded outlet.
Roof ice melt wire.
It help prevent ice from forming under the edge of your shingles.
Long for large roofs.
Product overview the thermwell 200 ft.
When it reaches the eaves where the temperature of the roof is colder the water refreezes.
This de icing kit comes with shingle clips and is 100 ft.
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.
Use to help prevent ice from forming under the edge of your shingles.
As mentioned above you will use about 8w per linear foot of ice melting cable.
Secure shingle clips to roof shingles using a flathead screwdriver making sure to align them in a zigzag pattern.
Clip in the cable along the same zigzag pattern as the shingle clips.
If a part of your roof is in constant shadow it may have thicker ice than areas of the roof that get some sunlight.
Use to help prevent roof damage and leaking.
This allows ice to melt and move from your rooftop shingles to your gutters.
That equals to 2 3kwh per hour or almost 56kwh per day of continuous operation.
That water flow reduces the likelihood of roof leaks and shingle damage from hard packed snow and ice dams.
This de icing kit comes with shingle clips and is 200 ft.
Roof and gutter de icing cables prevent ice from sticking around during sub zero temperatures.
Roof de icing cable kit can be used to keep gutters and downspouts flowing.
Metal construction for durability and reliability.
Heat cables for ice dams ice dams can pose many problems.
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.
However it may run into frozen snow and ice inside the gutter or on the eave which doesn t receive heat transferred from the living area.
The thermwell 100 ft.
They form when snow melts in warmer areas of the roof sending water running down toward the edge.
As snow is warmed by the rising heat inside your home and melts on portions of the roof that are directly above your living area the melt runs down the slanted roof.
Key advantages of hotedge roof ice melt systems.
The adks de icing cable is installed over the unheated portions of the roof above the overhang or into gutters or downspouts to create an ice free pathway for melting water to drain.
A typical 120 foot long roof edge with 6 12 overhangs and no gutters deicing will need about 291 feet of cable.
The thick ice blocks snowmelt from reaching the gutter.