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Heated Cable or Heat Tape

Description of Heat Tape of Heated Cable
Heat Tape is a cable that heats up enough to melt snow and ice, but not enough to cause damage to your home. It is essential that the cable is turned on just prior to a snowfall for optimal results. Heated cable for your roof and gutters is a necessity in areas with very harsh winters and heavy snowfall.

We install heated cable on your roofline and into your gutters and downspouts. The heated cable prevents ice and snow from building up in your gutter system, which can eventually cause an ice dam enabling water to enter your home. The results of ice damming are tremendous. With the harsh winter of 2010-2011 homeowners experienced unprecedented damage due to ice damming.

What Causes Ice Damming?
There are a variety of reasons behind this problem. The most common reasons for ice damming are lack of an ice and water shield under the shingles, poorly ventilated soffits and lack of a ridge vent on the roofs peak. The lower the pitch of a roof, the faster ice damming can occur. Many clients experience ice damming near bathroom vents and chimneys because of the changes in temperature. These are just some of the factors contributing to ice damming and the need for heated cable and heat tape.

Professional Installation Makes All The Difference
When installing heat tape, there are many things to consider. There are formulas to consider for all aspects of installing heat tape. You have to consider spacing, depending on the pitch of the roof and the length of the soffit. We typically have to install an exterior outlet in the soffit to plug the heat cable into. We also have to consider the amount of electricity the heated cable will draw, and often times install an extra breaker in the main electrical panel, just for the heat tape. Since the heat tape does not stay on all the time, we install a light switch in a convenient location in your home for you to turn on and off as needed. This switch has a red light that glows when the heat cables are engaged. This light lets you know that they are working, but also reminds you to turn the heat cable off when you don’t need them on.