5 Steps to Install Drexan Heat Cable
1. Layout The size and shape of your roof will factor prominently in choosing the area where you need to put your heat cable. A good rule...
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Jul 12, 20223 min read
What heating cable maintenance is needed to ensure the safety of my home and family?
Having heating cables installed provides several benefits during the cold seasons. However, without proper care and maintenance, heating...
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Jul 5, 20224 min read
Making Sense of Your Plumbing System
There’s no denying that modern plumbing systems benefit our lives daily, even hourly. We depend on good plumbing, whether for taking a...
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Jun 23, 20224 min read
7 Ways to Stay Safe While Installing Heat Cable
Anytime someone is working with electricity, safety should be of the utmost importance. Failing to adhere to certain safety precautions...
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Jun 13, 20224 min read
How do thermostats work?
As part of the modern world, all of us have dealt with, or received benefits from, a thermostat of one kind or another. Besides being...
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Jun 7, 20224 min read
Warm Up with These Heat Cable Applications
Heat cable, otherwise known as heat trace cable, is a cable that is heated up when electricity runs through it. Heat cable is designed to...
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May 26, 20224 min read
Understanding Your Household Electrical Circuit
A basic definition of a household circuit is the electrical system that directs the electricity within your home. If you are looking to...
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May 19, 20222 min read
Which home appliances have thermostats in them?
When you hear the word thermostat, you probably think of the thermostat on your wall that controls your furnace. We think of the heat...
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May 10, 20224 min read
Where Do Ice Dams Form?
The five most common areas on your roof for ice dams to occur. While giant icicles hanging from a roof may look like a thing of beauty,...
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Apr 21, 20224 min read
Advantages of Self-Regulating Heat Cable
When it comes to heat cable, there are two different types: constant wattage cable and self-regulating cable. We want to discuss the...
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Apr 13, 20222 min read
Are heating cables from big box stores good enough to protect my gutters from ice dams?
It’s no secret that heating cables are one of the best options in preventing ice dams. You may have seen some for sale at your local big...
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Apr 5, 20224 min read
Ground Fault Trips
Although the best brands of heat trace cable are extremely durable and can protect homes and businesses for decades, there may still be...
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Mar 24, 20223 min read
How to Find a Frozen Pipe and Fix It
After shoveling a foot of snow off of your driveway just so you can get to work, you deserve a nice, hot shower. But instead of the...
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Mar 22, 20223 min read
What safety precautions should I keep in mind when installing heat cables?
Working with heat cable, or any other electrical equipment for that matter, carries with it certain risks, which is why many homeowners...
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Mar 8, 20223 min read
Heat Cable, Tape, and Cord - Is One Just Like the Other?
Yes … and no. In fact, an internet keyword search on any of these terms usually yields similar, if not the same, results. And while both...
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Feb 24, 20225 min read
Install Roof Heat Cable Like a Boss, Part II
You’ve made all the calculations, bought the heat trace cable and the roof clips, and you have the heat trace products experts at...
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Feb 22, 20222 min read
How often should I replace my heat cable?
Roof and pipe heat trace cables will keep the ice away from your home, but they won’t last forever. Frequent winter storms can take their...
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Feb 17, 20224 min read
Install Roof Heat Cable Like a Boss, Part I
You have probably seen poorly-installed heat wire for roof ice before: No rhyme or reason to the layout, odd or irregular angles, and...
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Jan 27, 20224 min read
7 Simple Steps to Repair Damaged or Severed Heat Cable
The last snowstorm to blow through did a number on your roof heat cable, and now a section of it is damaged. What to do? Am I able to...
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Jan 26, 20227 min read
What damage can an ice dam do to my roof?
When it comes to ice dams, the more appropriate question might be “what damage WON’T one do to your roof.” Torn gutters and flashing,...
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