It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder.
How to install gutter heaters.
Installing gutter heat tape is meant for the prevention of the ice dams not for getting rid of them once already formed.
Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section.
Route the cable from the electrical outlet to the starting point on the roof.
Then trim the first section of the gutter to length with tin snips.
Secure the cable to the shingle with one of the provided cable clips.
Here are the basic steps for installing new heat cable along a roof eave and gutter.
Use a square and pencil to mark the gutter length and cut to the line.
Snap the sections together.
Slide the splices on as far as they ll go.
Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter.
This product is also not meant for clearing the roof of ice or snow but merely for creating a clear pathway for already melted snow and ice to drain to the ground.