![]() The cable is installed running over the edge of the roof line, with a "drip loop" that hangs down or is even connected to the cable in the gutter with a metal spacer, which provides a water pathway to get off the roof. Eliminating ice dams involves laying the heat trace cables directly in gutters and downpipes, and typically also installing on the roof in a zigzag pattern. Ice dams can cause water ingress into a roof, physical damage to the structure, or a safety hazard due to ice falling onto unexpected pedestrians below. ![]() Mor Electric Heating will help design a Roof and Gutter Deicing Cable system to prevent ice dams from forming on roofs and gutters of residential homes and commercial buildings to prevent building damage. The cable is available in either 120V or 240V and is sold by-the-foot, and is meant to be cut-to-length by the installer on the jobsite. Heating cable keeps gutters flowing (complete melting of all ice and snow on the roof and gutter is not necessary) for effective removal of melted snow and ice. For this reason a controller or thermostat is used. The cable decreases its power output (watts), in warmer conditions, when the core becomes less conductive but the cable will not turn itself completely on or off. This feature makes it ideal for keeping roofs and gutters clear of ice formations. This core becomes more conductive as ambient conditions get colder and the heating cable increases wattage in response to the cold (the number of electrical paths through the core increases and more heat is produced). Self-regulating Heating cable (also known as Heat tape or Heat trace) has a conductive core between two bus wires. We offer our commercial grade Heating Cables along with Power Connection Kits, End Seals, Roof Clips, Downspout Hangers and Control Panels/Thermostats. Our MOR-HEAT-TRACE product is made from 16 AWG nickel-coated copper bus wires which is larger than some other cables that use 18 AWG wire. We have focused on and partnered only with these manufacturers to provide our customers with the very best quality product at the lowest price possible. We are very familiar with the wide range of heating cable available and we offer only the best available with our name on it, because we believe that if you are going to the effort of installing cable on a roof, it should last a long time! There are several manufacturers who make very high quality heat cable and they have been doing so for decades. Heat trace cable provides an effective, economical method of preventing ice dams from forming on roofs and in the gutters.Īt Mor Electric Heating we are experts in the field of using heat cable for ice dam prevention. The melt water then collects at the ice dam and leaks under the shingles causing extensive water damage within the interior of the home or building and can damage a roof’s shingles. This can lead to ice dams at the roofs edge which prevents the melt water from the upper section of the roof from flowing off the roof. Roofs with inadequate ventilation can ice up in snowy winter conditions. Many customers have reported that the product is still functioning after 25+ years! This venerable product has remained virtually unchanged due to proprietary formulations, manufacturing processes, and patents. Our high quality 2806 cut to length heating cable is manufactured in Massachusetts and has been a mainstay in freeze protection applications for over 30 years. Using MOR-HEAT-TRACE 2806 Commercial Grade Self-Regulating Heating Cable for Roof and Gutter De-icing/Ice Dam Prevention
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