Installed these on the roof last weekend and wanted to share my experience in case anyone was considering trying these out to prevent ice dams in the gutters.
Roof heat tape installation instructions.
Measure the depth of the eave overhang from the edge of the roof not the gutter straight back to the outside wall.
Install roof heater cables when it s dry outside and it s safe to do the work from a ladder.
Step 1 apply shingle clips.
Step 3 install heat cables in the gutter.
The loops are spaced 24 between peaks and valleys horizontally and a clip is place every one foot of roof edge.
Divide the roof edge length by 19 and round up to get the number of clips that you will need.
Use zh c roof clips sold separately for attaching the heating cable to the roof shingle and metal roofs.
Measure the length of your roof line.
Starting at the bottom left.
There are 19 clips per pack.
Self regulating roof heat tape systems only draw the power they need to get the job done.
Heating cable is to be installed into drain so that it extends at least 12 inches 30 cm into a heated space.
To install roof heating cables you must first apply shingle clips to the structure.
Use the included instructions download here to calculate exactly how much roof de icing cable you need to buy.
How to install roof heating cables.
If the eave overhang is 12 inches deep multiply the roof line measurement.
Heating tape installation wrap heating tape can be installed on nearly any surface due to its flexibility.
From roof gutters and downspouts before installing roof deicing cable.
Step 2 run your heat cable.
Connecting your heating tape to a.
For downspouts longer than 20 feet 6 10 m use dsh downspout hanger sold separately to support the heating cable where it enters exits a downspout.
Operating costs are far greater than the higher quality self regulating roof heat tape systems we install every day because big box ice dam heat tape systems operate at 100 capacity all the time regardless of the outdoor temperatures.
The heating cable must extend into the drain or scupper to allow the melt water to exit the roof.
Pipe surface preparation prepare surface to be heated.
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Wipe the surface making sure there is no foreign.
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Step 4 plug your heat cable in.
