This is the best product to use when trying to avoid icicles on any type of structure with a metal roof or any type of roof that is designed to shed the snow but can hang up on any ice that could form on the edge.
Roof edge heat panels.
Tuftex polycarb 12 ft x 2 17 ft corrugated white polycarbonate plastic roof panel.
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The panels are an ideal solution for keeping roof edges and valleys free of snow and ice buildup.
The type of heat tape used on roofs and gutters to prevent ice buildup is properly called heat cable.
Our heaters have a 3m self adhesive backing and in one picture the installer is using a heat gun on a cold day to help adhere the heater.
Edge melt systems is the only company that can offer a full line of ice dam prevention products for your roof and gutter including heated gutter guards roof and valley heat panels and our own line of energy efficient ice melt system controllers.
This means that you should not install more than 190 feet of heat wire on a single 15a circuit.
Tuftex multi wall 6mm panel clear 4 ft x 8 ft corrugated clear polycarbonate plastic roof panel.
Heat cable is a similar product but it is designed for installation on the edge of your home s roof near the eaves.
70 less heat trace cable significant energy savings for both you and the enviroment.
The heating element consists of the self regulating heat cable that is installed in channels within the aluminum panel to heat the aluminum and melt snow and ice from your roof and or gutters.
The hotedge rail fastens to the fascia beneath the metal drip.
Our mats can be placed under asphalt shingles synthetic slate and shake and both standing seam and pro panel roofing giving you the continuous look to the roof edge.
The snofree heated drip edge line is to be used when gutters are not available to channel the water away from the building.
Revolutionary design heats more roof surface with less heat trace cable.
The hotedge rail is the first and only ul listed roof edge ice melt system in the u s this revolutionary new patent pending system is engineered to prevent icicles and ice dams from forming along the edge of most roof structures by pairing the hotedge rail with a 12 watt commercial grade self regulating heat cable.
There are 19 clips per pack.
Hotedge has the first only roof edge panel system to pass ul standards.
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Key advantages of hotedge roof ice melt systems.
For traditional a line roofs our heated roof eave systems are designed to melt ice and allow it to flow off the roof without causing ice dams along the edge.
Estimate electric circuit load most roof heating wire products are 110v with rated electric use of 8w per linear foot.
The term heat tape refers to another product an insulated electrical wire applied to water pipes to keep them from freezing and bursting.
Metal roofs are a very common and effective roofing material yet they still are susceptible to ice dams.