How Do I Stop My Roof from Ice Damming?

Get ready on preventing your roof from ice damming this winter! A common problem for building owners is the formation of the ice dam in cold winter, which will damage the roof and break the gutters.

Electric heating cables is one of effective heating system to prevent the formation of the ice dam. With connection to the electricity, the copper buswire can generate heat to melt the snows and prevent the ice dams. There are different types electric heating cables:

1. Self-regulating Roof & Gutter De-icing Cables: the PTC heating elements will generate heat and maintain the temperature in a certain range. It will not overheat and doesn’t require thermostats or sensors to adjust the heating temperature.

The PTC elements will adjust its heating temperature itself to a fixed range. The power output decreases when the temperature is too high and will increase when the temperature is lower than its limit.

2. Constant Wattage Heating Cables: they will provide a constant heat trace on the roof and gutters. The temperature will constantly go higher with constant power output. They are extremely suitable for the severe cold areas and will continue supplying amount of heat to melt the snows and ice. It can be equipped with sensors and thermostats to adjust the power output to maintain a pre-set temperature. In this way the constant wattage heating cables work in a more energy-saving way.

Both of them need very minimum maintenance or repair cost. Our Antwarm roof & gutter snow melting heating cables have achieved the global certifications for north America and Europe and helped over millions of house owners on roof heating. Customized solutions are welcome for discussion.