Jerb322@lemmy.world to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.world · 1 month agoI put a ice melting wire on my roof to prevent ice dams.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square44linkfedilinkarrow-up1265arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1264arrow-down1imageI put a ice melting wire on my roof to prevent ice dams.lemmy.worldJerb322@lemmy.world to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square44linkfedilinkfile-text
Haven’t had much use of it this month. Put it up when it hit 40°F in December. All melted in our rain lately.
minus-squareJerb322@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·1 month agoNo, not for rain. It’s to prevent this (picture below). Creates channels for the meltwater to reach the edge and drip off instead of building up as ice.
minus-squareStrider@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·30 days agoWow, thanks. Always wild to see those crazy us solutions which we handle totally different in Europe. Never knew those things can be necessary. (southern Germany based, we do have ice and snow here too)
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agodoes it also just cause the ice to slide off?
minus-squareJerb322@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoNot really, depends on how warm it is.
No, not for rain. It’s to prevent this (picture below). Creates channels for the meltwater to reach the edge and drip off instead of building up as ice.
Wow, thanks. Always wild to see those crazy us solutions which we handle totally different in Europe.
Never knew those things can be necessary.
(southern Germany based, we do have ice and snow here too)
does it also just cause the ice to slide off?
Not really, depends on how warm it is.