Roof Heat Tape Instructions

Clip the starting point of the cable to a.

Roof heat tape instructions.

Heating tape installation wrap heating tape can be installed on nearly any surface due to its flexibility. Install roof heater cables when it s dry outside and it s safe to do the work from a ladder. Pipe surface preparation prepare surface to be heated. Route the cable from the electrical outlet to the starting point on the roof.

If the heating cable is the same length as the pipe run it straight along the bottom of the pipe. Use the included instructions download here to calculate exactly how much roof de icing cable you need to buy. Measure horizontal roof sections depth of overhang length of each dormer and and length of each downspout. Wipe the surface making sure there is no foreign.

If two cables are required position them in the 4 and 8 o clock positions. Starting at the bottom left or right edge corner of the surface near the gutters apply clips to the third or fourth row of shingles approximately eight to twelve inches apart. Wrap easyheat hca optional application tape or nylon cable ties at 6 15 24 cm intervals to secure the heating cable to the pipe. Secure the cable to the shingle with one of the provided cable clips.

Connecting your heating tape to a. 208 subscribers step 1. To install roof heating cables you must first apply shingle clips to the structure.