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Ice gutter heat strips.......... any such thing? Steve B 01-21-2007
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Posted by Steve B on January 21, 2007, 12:07 pm


I need to add gutters to my cabin this spring because the rain makes it all
muddy right around the cabin and I want to channel the water away. In the
winter, they become ice days, dangerous and heavy.

Does anyone here use a heat strip to keep the ice down? There are two 35'
runs.

Steve



Posted by Oren on January 21, 2007, 12:36 pm


wrote:

>I need to add gutters to my cabin this spring because the rain makes it all
>muddy right around the cabin and I want to channel the water away. In the
>winter, they become ice days, dangerous and heavy.
>
>Does anyone here use a heat strip to keep the ice down? There are two 35'
>runs.
>
>Steve
>

Check this Steve.. It may work for you. I get cold thinking about...

http://www.heatersplus.com/roofcable.htm

--
Oren

"Well, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it happens, it happens
constantly."

Posted by C & E on January 21, 2007, 1:52 pm



> wrote:
>
>>I need to add gutters to my cabin this spring because the rain makes it
>>all
>>muddy right around the cabin and I want to channel the water away. In the
>>winter, they become ice days, dangerous and heavy.
>>
>>Does anyone here use a heat strip to keep the ice down? There are two 35'
>>runs.
>>
>>Steve
>>
>
> Check this Steve.. It may work for you. I get cold thinking about...
>
> http://www.heatersplus.com/roofcable.htm
>
> --
> Oren
>

Steve, these really work well. We used them years ago in 'another life' and
we did not have the auto sensor control, having to rely on memory and a
switch. Spend the $67 on the 'Optional RS-2 Roof Cable Deicing Control'
since you won't be around to monitor it and leaving it on will be costly.



Posted by hallerb@aol.com on January 21, 2007, 2:37 pm


you might try gutter helmet, snow and ice slide off rain goes down the
drain.

or you could install underground drain surrounding the building with
fabric mesh, corrugated pipe and lots of gravel with a long leader well
away from building.

the problem is more than mud it can undermine your building


Posted by Tom The Great on January 21, 2007, 4:32 pm


wrote:

>I need to add gutters to my cabin this spring because the rain makes it all
>muddy right around the cabin and I want to channel the water away. In the
>winter, they become ice days, dangerous and heavy.
>
>Does anyone here use a heat strip to keep the ice down? There are two 35'
>runs.
>
>Steve
>


I think when I looked at a box of heating strips, they showed how you
can just lay it in a gutter and a down spout, to keep it free of ice.
Might wan to simply check the instructions that came with the runs you
have.

tom @ www.FreelancingProjects.com



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