If you have a steep home or can t get the tablets on the roof it may be time to contact a professional.
Can you use ice melt on a rubber roof.
There truly is no wrong way to do this.
Toss roof melt into the gutters as well.
There are many things you need to be aware of when installing a roof heat cable so first read the installation manual and watch some youtube videos on how to do this the right and safe way.
While safely on the ground toss a roofmelt tablet onto the roof.
This will melt a channel to allow water to safely run off your roof and break up the dam for manual removal.
The roofmelt ice melt is designed to eliminate the need to climb onto roofs while melt snow.
What about shoveling off the snow and if possible use a water hose to melt the ice have guys follow with the use of floor squeeges to dry off the rubber.
Heat cables can be installed to minimize ice formation and retention on roofs with them you can prevent a lot of damage to your roof that can result from the buildup of ice dams.
When you attach ice melting cables to the roof be sure to place fasteners under the overlapping shingles or you will make holes in the roof where water can leak.
Don t heat enough to boild the water from the melted ice.
While it may seem like the perfect solution to ice dam formation heat cables come with quite a few disadvantages as well.
Depending on roof size.
Instead fill old pantyhose with the calcium chloride and lay it across the dam.
An ice dam can easily be made of hundreds of gallons of water so melting it all requires a lot of salt.
Distribute roof melt tablets evenly around the perimeter of the roof either near the eaves or near the gutters to assist with ice reduction.