Heat Tape For Rubber Roof

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Heat tape for rubber roof.

We can create heated pathways to your roof top. Item 217163 model adks 1000. Membrane roofs epdm or tpo pvc heating them life expectancy and options. Unlike cheap big box ice dam heat tape our cables are self regulating only asking for the power they need to do their job.

Epdm is ethylene propylene diene monomer. The term heat tape refers to another product an insulated electrical wire applied to water pipes to keep them from freezing and bursting. Heat cables also known as heat tape or roof ice cables are often the first things that come to mind for homeowners attempting to deal with ice dams. To simplify comparisons calculate the cost of each cable per foot.

Heat cables for roofs and gutters have widely varying price points primarily depending on the length of the cable. Install roof heating cables when it s dry outside and safe to work from a ladder. Our ice dam heat tape is designed for residential and commercial ice dam prevention in gutters an rooflines. Heat cable is a similar product but it is designed for installation on the edge of your home s roof near the eaves.

This allows you to fairly compare prices of an 80 foot cable with a 90 foot cable. Roof heating cables come with detailed installation instructions and the cables should be plugged into a gfi grounded outlet. Most of our clients prefer the continuous look of their roofing material to the roof edge and not a horiizontal metal band or the unsightly look of zig zag heat tape. Since the 1960 s epdm roofs have been used in the united states and is a quite common roofing material for low slope roofs.

Frost king 200 ft. Self regulating heat tape for ice dams. First and foremost i t is very important to understand that heat cables do not prevent ice dams from forming or get rid of them altogether. Epdm roofs are singly ply membranes one ply of roofing material not multiple laminated layers.

Not only are we ice dam and heat tape experts we know a lot about flat and rubber roofs from our sister roofing company in minneapolis mn. Easyheat adks 200 ft 1000 watt roof heat cable. We also offer the best solution for flat roofs placing our mats under epdm tpo type rubber membrane systems. The best way to determine a heat tape solution for your flat roof is to contact us and we ll help design a configuration that fits the best for your needs.

Where to find heat tape. This saves you a lot of money in the long run by not.