HeatCable.com Positions Itself to Become World Leader in Heat Cable Installation Education

Heat cable can melt ice and snow that might otherwise cause serious damage to roofs and gutters. But while its purpose is simple, its installation isn’t, as evidenced by the thousands of heat cable systems that are installed incorrectly every year in the U.S. To elevate these inefficient and often dangerous installation practices, HeatCable.com, a provider of top quality self-regulating heat cable products, is helping to cultivate a national force of skilled installers to get the job done right.

HeatCable.com started as a small company in Utah, supplying and educating local heat trace cable installers. The feedback from skilled installers was that they were frequently having to clean up shoddy work done by electricians or other service providers who did not understand the basics of heat cable installation.

“In some cases, they had installed a bad product to start with — heat cable that wasn’t working well or that was overheating, burning itself out, and damaging the roof. The electrical work was also a problem, with the heat cable overloading a shared circuit or being connected to the wrong kind of breaker, which is a big safety risk,” said Eric Wimmer, President of HeatCable.com.

Wimmer said that systems were also poorly laid out so that the water wasn’t draining but simply refreezing on the roof. Another common complaint was that connection points weren’t sealed so that moisture was seeping back into the cable and creating a fire danger.

After seeing and hearing about enough poorly installed systems, Wimmer moved to position his company as a world leader in heat cable installation education.

“Heat cable can be a game changing addition to a home in cold climates as long as it is installed correctly, but there’s a lack of resources to guide people through proper installation. Our goal is to provide those resources,” said Wimmer.

HeatCable.com provides a host of online instructional videos and blogs to guide both skilled contractors and DIY homeowners through the process of installing heat cable to keep snow and ice from accumulating on roofs and gutters. They also provide personalized customer service to field people’s specific questions.

In addition to being a world leader in heat cable installation education, HeatCable.com is a one-stop-shop for heat cable products.

“What we heard early on from consumers was that it was really hard to find all the components they needed for their heat cable systems in one place,” said Eric. “We provide Drexan Multi-Trace Self-Regulating Heating Cable, which outperforms big box store products by a long shot and comes with the industry’s best warranty. We can customize any heat cable kit and build controllers to go along with it. We also carry all of the necessary installation components.”

Without heat cable in cold climates, ice dams can form on roofs, causing gutters and shingles to fall off the home, damaging anything in their fall path. The moisture from these ice dams can back up under the roofing, causing leaks, rot, and mold.

Visit www.HeatCable.com or call (801) 896-8960 to learn more about roof deicing systems as well as Heat Cable’s mission to become a world educator in the installation of these systems.

About HeatCable

HeatCable.com is the go-to place for your gutter snow melting systems. They offer a wide array of high-quality ice dam prevention products such as trace heating controllers, heat trace cable thermostats, Drexan heat cables, and many more.