Torch To Melt Ice In Gutters

The calcium chloride will eventually melt through the snow and ice and create a channel for water to flow down into the gutters or off the roof.

Torch to melt ice in gutters.

This product is intended for the sole use of preventing ice dams from forming on inclined roofs with tab shingles in gutters and downspouts. An ice dam is a wall o f ice that forms at the edge of the roof usually at the gutters or soffit. If necessary use a long handled garden rake or hoe to push it into position. This is where an ice melt system comes in.

Some gutters have seams in them that could possibly split apart and wreck your gutters they say using a blowtorch to melt away ice is actually burning more of a hole in your pocket. That is unless you have some ice dam removal skills. I m talking about ice dams something that more suitably should have been called ice damns because they pretty much damn your roof to hell. This roof de icing cable is not intended for use as a snow melting system to clear roof of ice and snow.

In many cases this is an extremely simple and cost effective solution that can help prevent costly water damage to your home. There are two options for heated gutter systems.