Roof Heat Tape Instructions

Secure the cable to the shingle with one of the provided cable clips.

Roof heat tape instructions.

208 subscribers step 1. Pipe surface preparation prepare surface to be heated. Route the cable from the electrical outlet to the starting point on the roof. To install roof heating cables you must first apply shingle clips to the structure.

Measure horizontal roof sections depth of overhang length of each dormer and and length of each downspout. Run the cable back. Here are the basic steps for installing new heat cable along a roof eave and gutter. Connecting your heating tape to a.

Wrap easyheat hca optional application tape or nylon cable ties at 6 15 24 cm intervals to secure the heating cable to the pipe. Use the included instructions download here to calculate exactly how much roof de icing cable you need to buy. Wipe the surface making sure there is no foreign. Heating tape installation wrap heating tape can be installed on nearly any surface due to its flexibility.

If two cables are required position them in the 4 and 8 o clock positions. By applying heating cable from the roof edge to a level just above the overhang and in the gutter and downspouts melt water on the roof will have a clear drainage path. If the heating cable is the same length as the pipe run it straight along the bottom of the pipe.