Roof Heat Trace Installation

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Roof heat trace installation.

Want to see how we install it. Route the cable from the electrical outlet to the starting point on the roof. Plug it into a gfi outlet. It is fairly simple to install this system yourself all you need is a ladder that is long enough to reach your roof and a ladder stabilizer bar to make sure it doesn t slide to the side and to prevent falls injuries.

Membrane roof pv tpo epdm etc use belt loop approach attach with adhesive. Run zigzags to create 15 wide triangles running the cable from the overhang to the warm area of your roof. Starting at the bottom left or right edge corner of the surface near the gutters apply clips to the third or fourth row of shingles approximately eight to twelve inches apart. To install roof heating cables you must first apply shingle clips to the structure.

Refer to page 8 for design options standard 4 6 gutters use 1 run of heat trace cable in gutter. For dome drains on roof trace the roof around the dome drain in a 5 pointed star pattern about 18 inches out from the center of the dome then enter the drain about 2 feet and come back out of the drain. Metal roofs over air plywood or insulation should be added under the eave. Run the end of the roof cable along the inside of your gutter and down the gutter s downspout.

Here are the basic steps for installing new heat cable along a roof eave and gutter. Diy here is a complete installation guide for easy heating products which can also be used as a reference for other brands. Use a run of heater cable in the gutter. Secure the cable to the shingle with one of the provided cable clips.

Warmzone gutter trace systems and heat cable. Secure the roof cable with brackets affixed to each shingle where the roof cable bends.