Roof Heat Tape Instructions

Pipe surface preparation prepare surface to be heated.

Roof heat tape instructions.

Run the cable back. Clip the starting point of the cable to a. Install roof heater cables when it s dry outside and it s safe to do the work from a ladder. To install roof heating cables you must first apply shingle clips to the structure.

Use the included instructions download here to calculate exactly how much roof de icing cable you need to buy. Secure the cable to the shingle with one of the provided cable clips. Route the cable from the electrical outlet to the starting point on the roof. Connecting your heating tape to a.

If the heating cable is the same length as the pipe run it straight along the bottom of the pipe. Here are the basic steps for installing new heat cable along a roof eave and gutter. If two cables are required position them in the 4 and 8 o clock positions. Heating tape installation wrap heating tape can be installed on nearly any surface due to its flexibility.

Wrap easyheat hca optional application tape or nylon cable ties at 6 15 24 cm intervals to secure the heating cable to the pipe. 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. 208 subscribers step 1.