Posts Tagged ‘which heat cables are best for ice dams’


Do I Have an Ice Dam Problem?

Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

Roof Leaks Caused by Ice Dams on Roof and in Gutters

Case Study 1


Easy Heat , Frost King, Wrap On Ice Dam Heat Cable Scam

Friday, January 23rd, 2015

 

Heat Tape Review

Heat cable reviews, Ice Dam Heat Cable Reviews

Heat cables manufactured by Easy Heat, Frost King and Wrap On are not worth buying. I can’t say it more plainly than that. These cables are typically sold at box stores like Home Depot and Lowes and they should be ashamed to sell them. Why? For starters, they are only warrantied for 1 or 2 years for a very good reason. That is as long as they last (I’ve attached warranties from Wrap On and Frost King below). Homeowners buy bad cables because they are cheap and because they believe what the packaging says. Sadly, we replace thousands of feet of this junk every year. We install more heat cables that any firm in the country and fully 20% of the work we do is the replacement failed ice dam heat cable systems manufactured by Easy Heat, Frost King and Wrap On.

Beyond the short lifespan, heat cables by Easy Heat, Frost King and Wrap On are energy hogs. While they only typically draw 5 watts a foot, they run at 100% while they are plugged in, regardless of the surrounding temperatures. They are what’s called ‘constant wattage’ cable. Our ice dam heat cables are self-regulating. They sense the outdoor temperatures and draw only the electricity they need to do the job. The net result is that cheap cables made by Easy Heat, Frost King and Wrap On chew through electricity. So, somewhat paradoxically, our heavy duty ice dam heat tape runs at over twice the peak wattage of the cheap stuff, it uses far less electricity over a season.

Don’t buy Big Box heat cable.

Heat cable review

Which heat cables are best for ice dams?

Frost King Heat Tape is Terrible

Heat tape made by Frost King, Easy Heat and Wrap On is worthless

Heat tape review, Ice Dam Heat Cable review

Heat tape made by Frost King, Easy Heat and Wrap On is worthless

Ice Dam Removal, Ice Dam Prevention

Removing Ice Dams in Minnesota: We Serve Many Areas in the Minneapolis Metro

The Ice Dam company based out of Hopkins, Minnesota, about 5 miles west of Minneapolis. We've done gutter ice removal, roof ice removal and ice dam removal all over the Twin Cities, on new houses and old ones.

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