The term heat tape refers to another product an insulated electrical wire applied to water pipes to keep them from freezing and bursting.
Outdoor heat tape for gutters.
Heat tape for gutters is used for de icing the roofs and gutters of your home.
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Then cover the entire pipe with heavy duty heat wrap for pipes.
The installation process of a pipe heating cable is relatively simple.
I purchased a 120 heating cable for the gutters at the back of the house.
This de icing kit installs easily and comes with shingle clips.
Icicles that can damage not only the roof of your house but the inside of your attic and walls of your house.
The shingle clips are easy to use and the spreaders keep the cable nicely centered over the gutter.
The type of heat tape used on roofs and gutters to prevent ice buildup is properly called heat cable.
Heat cable is a similar product but it is designed for installation on the edge of your home s roof near the eaves.
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They can be installed in the gutters or loops on top of your roof.
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Roof de icing cable kit can be used to keep gutters and downspouts flowing and help prevent ice from forming under the edge of your shingles.
They keep the ice and snow when it melts from building up long icicles.
After wrapping your pipes with heat tape add extra stability by securing the cable with cable application tape that s rated for varying temperatures so it won t lose its adhesive properties.
Now once the weather warms enough for me to work outside the spring i will set that up.
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