To simplify comparisons calculate the cost of each cable per foot.
Electric gutter heaters.
Gutter heaters are the only sure way to prevent ice buildup.
This allows you to fairly compare prices of an 80 foot cable with a 90 foot cable.
Gutter heaters don t prevent ice dams.
Heated cables will simply not be able to handle massive amounts of snow.
Two types of gutter heating systems to prevent ice dams on the roof and gutters are heat tapes or gutter heaters.
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Gutter heaters will only be able to create a small melted tunnel around an immediate area.
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As you can see ice dams are an internal heat loss.
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Gutter heaters mean you can flick a switch and forget about the snow fall.
Types of gutter heaters.
Snow begins to melt from solar heat and heat loss from your home melted snow runs down to the surface of the roof settling along overhands and gutter lines.
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Which system do you chose.
The least expensive way to go is a very simple system where a heat cable is applied to your gutters and then is run down the downspouts of your home preferably near an outlet.
Temperatures drop below freezing and the snow melt refreezes causing an ice dam.
Ice dams will form above and below the melted areas.
Additionally they may even exacerbate your ice dam issues with the constant melting and refreezing of snow in your gutters.
One type consists of electrical heat tape wired into the home and is designed to turn off and on as a self regulating system.
How to choose a heated gutter system.