Roof Heat Trace Installation

Run the end of the roof cable along the inside of your gutter and down the gutter s downspout.

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. 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. Use a run of heater cable in the gutter.

Plug it into a gfi outlet. Secure the roof cable with brackets affixed to each shingle where the roof cable bends. Warmzone roof deicing and radiant gutter trace systems have been installed in most cold regions throughout northern america and are still the most effective and discreet for roof deicing. To install roof heating cables you must first apply shingle clips to the structure.

Metal roofs over air plywood or insulation should be added under the eave. Clip the starting point of the cable to a. Here are the basic steps for installing new heat cable along a roof eave and gutter. Secure the cable to the shingle with one of the provided cable clips.

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. For roof drains leading into a heated area a loop of heating cable is installed to a typical depth of 2 feet. Diy here is a complete installation guide for easy heating products which can also be used as a reference for other brands. 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.

Refer to page 8 for design options standard 4 6 gutters use 1 run of heat trace cable in gutter. Run zigzags to create 15 wide triangles running the cable from the overhang to the warm area of your roof.