Gutter Deicing Cable Installation

Run zigzags to create 15 wide triangles running the cable from the overhang to the warm area of your roof.

Gutter deicing cable installation.

Rain gutters 6 or larger should hold 2 passes of cable to effectively control ice problems. A typical 120 foot long roof edge with 6 12 overhangs and no gutters deicing will need about 291 feet of cable. Like many products deicing cables are only effective if installed properly. Roof deicing cables come in a variety of forms including a particularly user friendly version commonly called ice tape.

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. Standard rain gutters only require 1 pass of heat cable to effectively control ice problems. 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. Test the cable before installation.

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. Deicing system control options once you ve decided what type of heating cable you ll need to choose a control for your deicing system. Do not plug in the cable until it has been completely uncoiled. 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.

Secure the roof cable with brackets affixed to each shingle where the roof cable bends. 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. That equals to 2 3kwh per hour or almost 56kwh per day of continuous operation. Account for a drip loop from the power source and lay the cable in the bottom of the gutter.

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. With us average electric price of 0 13 kwh you will be spending 7 25 per day if your system is running full 24 hours. Plug it into a gfi outlet.