Case Study
Gutter Heating System Eliminates Ice Dams
A municipal building in a Cleveland was beset with build-ups of snow, ice and moisture in the gutters during the cold winter months. As a result, large icicles hung from the rooflines, posing a danger to pedestrians. The City wanted a roof and gutter heating system to alleviate the problem and they wanted the system to operate invisibly rather than via a traditional serpentine roof & heating cable pattern.- Chromalox Edge-Cutter® aluminum flashing is designed to be applied between the roof and substrate, making it virtually invisible to the naked eye once installed.Installed under the first row of shingles on the building, Edge-Cutter is heated by1,000 linear feet of Chromalox SRF roof & gutter heating cable that runs down the gutter channel