A typical 120 foot long roof edge with 6 12 overhangs and no gutters deicing will need about 291 feet of cable.
Roof deicing pucks.
That equals to 2 3kwh per hour or almost 56kwh per day of continuous operation.
This water mixture will then drain down the roof to the ice dam and work its way through to the gutter or edge of the roof creating a tiny path for water to drain away.
Pet friendly ice melt.
The tablets help prevent roof damage by melting through ice dams and allowing water to drain safely.
If you d rather not use them some alternatives worth considering include.
14 lbs 6 3 kg roof melt weight.
The roofmelt ice melt is designed to eliminate the need to climb onto roofs while melt snow.
Roof melt tablet quantity.
Salt pucks seem convenient and simple enough to use but if you like your roof s color you may want to steer clear of them.
Dambuster roof deicers prevent ice dams and winter roof leaks the last thing you need this winter is damage to your roof.
The roofmelt tablet then melts it s way down and settles on the roofs surface.
Extra insulation in your attic to help prevent heat from escaping through the roof and causing ice dams in the first place.
Most salt pucks use calcium chloride to melt ice which can cause numerous issues down the line.
Resealable bag calcium chloride crystals ice melter.
They work effectively in temperatures down to 25 f.
Roof melter is made from a pickling brine solution for safer use.
You toss these pucks on the roof behind the ice dam.
Ice melting heat cables.
Only you can decide if ice melt socks and ice melting pucks are a good way to deal with ice dams.
A roof rake.
Dambuster deicer products are a cost effective solution for keeping ice away and your roof in great condition throughout the year.
The roofmelt and water mixture begin to melt away from the bottom up the existing ice dam.
They will melt some of the snow and dissolve in the liquid created from this melting.
While safely on the ground toss a roofmelt tablet onto the roof.
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.
Ice away snow melting mat see all.
Tablet form for easy placement.
While safely on the ground toss a roofmelt tablet onto the roof.
Roofmelt begins to work when it comes into contact with snow and ice.
Easy heat roof de icing kit 70 this is probably the most popular or most sold type of ice melting heat cable as practically every big box store sells it.
Melt is a unique formulation of calcium chloride melt is a unique formulation of calcium chloride crystals that are super enhanced with extenders for long lasting traction.