Frost King
Roof de-icing cables use about 5 watts per foot and a large installation in a very snowy climate can easily add $100 to your electric bill each month.
Roof de-icing kits allow you to harness the power of electricity to keep snow and ice from building up on your roof, but at what cost? Here’s how to estimate how much running a kit on your home will cost you.
Why Use a Roof De-Icer?
If you live somewhere that doesn’t get significant snow accumulation (or snow at all!) then there’s a good chance you’re unfamiliar with roof de-icing kits.
But if you live somewhere with harsh winters, there’s a good chance even if you don’t have a kit of your own, you’ve at least seen them on other people’s homes.
A roof de-icer cable is an electric cable that looks a whole lot like an extension cord. Except the purpose of the de-icing cable isn’t to carry electricity from point A to point B like an extension cord but to serve as an electrical resistor, generating heat in the process—just like the…
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