Home Depot Ice Melt Cable. We offer a selection of snow melting systems that heat driveways, patios, walkways, or stairs and can be installed in asphalt, concrete, or under pavers in mortar. Our snow melting systems are available in two formats:
Safe step 3300 sodium chloride crystal halite/rock salt ice melt 25 lb. They are surprisingly 'affordable', at least on face value. Although heat cables have worked well to control minor ice formations they have proved unreliable in more extreme winter conditions.
This allows ice to melt and move from your rooftop shingles to your gutters.
Never install on combustible materials. To prevent ice dams on your roof and in your gutters from causing you headaches. Not suitable for use on metal roofs: Use a uv resistant cable tie to attach the 2 cables together roof valleys: