Safe ice dam removal, do it yourself. I'll show you how to remove and prevent future ice dam issues. I'll show you how to prevent ice dams in the future.

I purchased the permanent solution from Edge Melt Systems, Delafield Wisconsin 888-360-7872 WWW.edgemeltsystems.com.

Update January 2024.
We received over 24" of wet snow over a weekend. I turned the cables on at the start of the storm, and after almost a week I have not seen any icicle's indication freezing at the gutter. The heating cables are performing as expected. We're experiencing double digit below zero temps at night, and single digit below zero as highs in the day. Again, I highly recommend this product. - Bill

Update Jan 2023, After two ice dam free winters, I continue to highly recommend Edge Melt Systems and their system.

I purchased the ice dam mat shown in the video starting at 01:00 from a web business at theicedamremover.com, I'm not sure if they're still in business. Climbing a ladder to place the heating mat was something I didn't want to continue doing. I strongly recommend you look at the Edge Melt System.

Here's my electrical bill for the winter months. Please note I cannot quantify the increase is caused by the heating cables. There's too may other factors that I can't measure . However, if 100% of the increase was from the heating cables, I'm willing to pay this amount to avoid damage to my home from ice dams.

This is a comparison of this years cost of electric compared to last years cost. Note that the monthly total electric bill does included the cost to operate outside water heaters for livestock.

December 2021 Increase of $22.62 year over year. Cables used for 7 days
January 2022 Increase of $27.00 year over year. Cables used for 10 days
February 2022 Decrease of $20 year over year comparison, note I was away on vacation for two weeks. And the cables were not used during February
March 2022 Decrease of $20 year over year. Note the heating cables were not used in March.
April 10, 2022, In conclusion, the cost to operate the heating cable is minimal and worth every penny to me as added protection against ice dams.

Welcome to my channel, I'm in Dubuque Iowa, and my channel is know as Today in Iowa or Bill Burkhart 1025 and I'm a rural enthusiast. Be sure and check out my channel and the many videos including the John Deere 2038r compact tractor and the John Deere 1025R loader backhoe, and the many implements I use to maintain my property.

Chapters:
0:00 Project review
1:00 Melting cable explained
1:46 Five hours follow up
3:10 Criteria to choose company
3:39 Company Selected
4:01 Products purchased
4:35 Cable layout explained
5:06 Replace downspout screws
5:26 Removing existing gutter screens
5:53 Using pull string
7:20 Preparing cable
7:56 Pulling heating cable
9:27 Cable into underground storm pipe
10:12 Plan termination at home power system
11:17 Gutter screen installation
11:49 Gutter screen close up
12:26 gutter screen install
13:08 Gutter screen heat cable install
13:20 Gutter screen close up
13:50 Shingle separation
14:03 Install Eave panel
15:00 Eave panel close up
16:06 Heat cable placement
18:01 Damaged shingle
18:13 Infra Red photos
19:00 Valley heat panel install
19:40 Shingle sealant
20:44 Sealing cable end on roof
23:45 Renting a man lift
23:58 Valley heat final install
25:21 Gutter work completed
26:35 Heat cable connection to home
27:59 Infra red exterior gutters
31:18 Cost to operate
32:16 End of January photos
32:48 Project savings

Abbreviated Chapter list
Watch Project review, criteria to choose a company, pulling heating cable, gutter screen heat cable, install, Infra Red photos, valley heat final install, infra red exterior gutters, end of January photos.