Heating cables may not be the answer to ice damming

Abstract
A local hardware store manager recommended the installation of heating cables on the roof just above the gutter to melt the snow and prevent ice build up. A reader asked if this was a good idea.

Date
12/1996

Author(s)
Jack Robinson

Page(s)
45

Source
Professional Roofing / National Roofing Contractors Assn

Keyword(s)
ice damming; heat cables; hazards

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