RADIANT SOLUTIONS HeatTapePro Self-Regulating Heat Cable for Roof, 125 ft

I installed one of these last fall on the south side of my garage, and it worked so well that I purchased another for the north side. It’s pretty amazing how well this worked even in -30F weather. I looped this at the end of the gutter and ran the end down the downspout so the channel always remained open.

well built and functional

I got the 62ft cable. I noticed water dripping into my house from the crawlspace above it. It was leaking through the window frame so thankfully I will have minimal molding as it's exiting and will dry out.The day after I saw the dripping I ordered this product.The selling point for me was that the cable itself is durable enough and safe enough that it can be overlapped and not short out or catch fire. It's been very very cold here this winter in MN, the roof is hard and iced over so there's no way I could install it properly in those conditions. I plugged in the cable and unfurled it and laid the loops of cable across the ice dam above my leaking window. Within the day, the cables had cut through the ice and I was able to climb my ladder and yank out big 2 ft pieces of ice to allow melting ice water to properly flow down the gutter. I used a roof rake to pull the snow off above the dam and NO MORE LEAKS! You can even place this cable into the gutters to ensure they'll perform for you in the cold.Admittedly the portion of roof I was working with is probably 20 ft long so I didn't really need 62 feet. Not for the purpose I was using it for at least.... I do plan on installing the wire with clips this spring/summer but may need an additional cable for the rest of the roof.This was a great great great solution for a roof that I could barely reach on my 25 foot ladder. If you have a higher or more precarious roof, of course have a local handyman install it. Don't risk hurting yourself. I'm agile and surefooted so I wasn't that concerned about my wellbeing lol.Really this is so so so worth it. Don't wait til you get heavy damage in your ceiling or walls and have to contact your home insurance team to replace walls and cost you your deductible.Also remember to clean your gutters in the fall so they can hopefully keep up with most of the snow (that'll save you more time and money in the long run too)Even with my vented and insulated crawlspaces and the gutter screen guards I have installed, I still got some leakage. This is a great thing to have when you can simply plug it in and know that it'll get the job done.A+ product. I've recommended it to a lot of friends already.

I am happy with the available product information, affordable and easy self-install, and I hope it keeps the downspout from freezing all the way up to the roof.

We bought this cable to thaw a completely frozen 5" gutter. The cable comes with a very detailed and informative manual, the three prong plug has a light that shows proper connection. Install on top of the gutter was not easy as the cable out of the box recoils making it more difficult for it to be laid flat on a surface. We ended up putting screws into the ice to tie it down. The manual also states that this cable should not be used with an extension cord. Maybe people routinely have electrical outlets close by their gutters, we don't. Not sure how to make this work without an extension cord.We will update this review once we had the cable running for a couple of days.

Great product, great small company who answer the phones, respond really promptly and efficiently! Will order again if needed, this company saved us thousands in repairs! Thank you thank you thank you

These are much heavier duty that what is avaiable in the big box stores. Second time purchasing it as my older cables eventually wore out.

In all honesty I was pretty skeptical about using any roof deicing cables. I had my doubts if they would really work. So far i'm pretty impressed. We have had a nasty snow storm here in the Northeast and these cables are doing a great job keeping the gutters free of ice so they drain well.These cables are not the cheapest on the market but they have some unique features. The biggest one I like is that you can overlap them. I wanted to do this with the end loops in the gutter and the final run of cable that runs all the way through the bottom of the gutter. This helps ensure that there is always a path for the melt water. The cheaper ones do not allow you to have the cables touch one another.It still has not been very cold up here so I have yet to see how well they work when we get slammed with a big snow storm followed by an arctic freeze. That situation has always lead to some nasty ice dams. So far though I'm pretty happy with this purchase.

With a low-slope roof, we depend on having good quality heating cables in our 7 downspouts. Over time, the ones provided by our builder are failing. I ordered 2 replacements from Radiant Solutions and they are absolutely superb quality. I can easily see these lasting far beyond the life span of the builder's cables. The fact that the connections are done at the factory, instead of after market, makes them far less likely to fail. The thickness of the cables is also superior to others we've seen. The glow of the plug and the light at the end of the cable, make it easy to see when we've turned them on. Very happy with this product and will do our best to only use this company's heating cables in future.

For two winters, mine is the only house in a row of south-facing townhouses that never has icicles. The cable runs though the gutter and drain pipe, and keeps them clear if left on all the time.Prior to installing this cable, I had to go up on the roof to clear ice throughout the winter. I can now say that this cable completely solved that problem.

We have a 1:12 slope roof and there is almost no insulation in the (uphill) roof of the original part of the house. The snow melts and trickles down to the well insulated part. We used to get massive icicles that looked like they would tear the corner of the house off. These are the first cables strong enough to keep a path melted so the water gets to the ground. See the 8' stalagmite from one of the loops. Excellent product.

Worked very well in eavestrough in very harsh conditions, will buy more for next year for sure

I installed this on an apartment building roof and down the gutters where excess heat was creating problematic ice melt. The ice melt overwhelms the gutters, creates ice damming (which can damage the roof) and also results in a vertical frozen waterfall that reaches three floors down by early spring. The original solution was to renovate that part of the building to mitigate the loss of heat. This heat tape took care of the rest. Combined with a thermostat, the heat tape is working perfectly. The thermostat turns it on at 5C and there's no icicles hanging from the roof anymore.