How to reduce heat from roof top 1.
Roofing heat wire year round.
Apply reflective roof coatings.
Unless you live in the arctic circle you aren t going to need your roof heat cables year round.
Shingles incorporating cool granules can to meet california title 24 building code or energy star requirements.
Installation of the wire backer rod and caulking to hanging and installing the transformers and what i like to call the main brains of the system.
Now let s discuss some ways on how to reduce heat from roof top.
We can now use our driveway year round.
Reflective coatings work one out of two ways.
Easyheat adks 240 ft 1200 watt roof heat cable.
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Run the end of the roof cable along the inside of your gutter and down the gutter s downspout.
It will be on the prominent parts of your roof your overhangs valleys.
The granules increase reflectivity which increases your cost savings in year round cooling climates 2.
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Easyheat adks 60 ft 300 watt roof heat cable.
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If you haven t encountered reflective roof coatings these are coatings you apply to metal and rubber roofs to reduce heat from roof top.
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While the snow covers most of the cables up in the winter in the summer and spring months the cables are on full display to the neighborhood think broken christmas lights are strewn atop your roof all year long.
Choosing a cool roof can be a smart choice for the environment by helping decrease the effects of urban heating 3.
Secure the roof cable with brackets affixed to each shingle where the roof cable bends.