ᐅ Does a snow and ice load gutter require a heat trace (heating cable)?

Created on: 19 Jan 2021 19:51

Looking at the current snow loads on our zinc gutter, I’m wondering how much snow or frozen snow it can actually support?

At the same time, due to the freezing temperatures over the past few days, snow and ice are building up in the gutters, and hardly any snow slides off the roof. Does an electric heating cable, which you place inside the gutter and turn on as needed, help in this situation? So that the snow melts gradually and slides down into the gutters? Or does this just end up benefiting the electricity provider because you’re effectively heating the outdoor air?

haydee19 Jan 2021 22:09

We have them along the entire roof length. Falling snow or ice won’t harm plants or playing children either.

Snow is usually relatively light. Ice is worse, and you will encourage its formation with a gutter heating system.

Kokovi792 Feb 2021 15:12

I am familiar with trace heating from process engineering plants, where its purpose is to prevent closed pipelines from bursting due to freezing media.

ᐅ Does a snow and ice load gutter require a heat trace (heating cable)?

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