Gutter Deicing Cable Installation

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.

Gutter deicing cable installation.

Uncoil the heat cable completely so it does not touch cross over or overlap on itself. Like many products deicing cables are only effective if installed properly. Secure the roof cable with brackets affixed to each shingle where the roof cable bends. A typical 120 foot long roof edge with 6 12 overhangs and no gutters deicing will need about 291 feet of cable.

Account for a drip loop from the power source and lay the cable in the bottom of the gutter. 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. The brothers that just do gutters do not install heat cable on the roof s edge but rather inside of the gutter system with a guard installed on top. Warmlyyours offer a selection of 5 control groups for use with our ice shield roof gutter deicing system ranging from a basic manual control to our premium option that provides the ultimate in convenience and hands off operation.

Run the end of the roof cable along the inside of your gutter and down the gutter s downspout. That equals to 2 3kwh per hour or almost 56kwh per day of continuous operation. Roof deicing cables come in a variety of forms including a particularly user friendly version commonly called ice tape. This self adhesive coil makes it very easy to install especially for a diyer who has some comfort on a ladder.

Plug it into a gfi outlet. Standard rain gutters only require 1 pass of heat cable to effectively control ice problems. Do not plug in the cable until it has been completely uncoiled. Test the cable before installation.

Run zigzags to create 15 wide triangles running the cable from the overhang to the warm area of your roof. Measure the length of the gutter where you want to stretch the cable then figure out how far to the nearest foot the eave extends beyond the exterior wall of the home. Plug cable in and in approximately few minutes it should feel slightly warm to the touch. Multiply the gutter length by four if the eave is roughly one foot by five for a two foot eave and by six for a three foot eave.