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INSTALLING THE CABLE CONT PAGE 9.
INSTALLING THE CABLE CONT PAGE 9.
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For each roof area that has cable, the corresponding gutter (if present) must also
have cable. After arranging the cable along the roofline, the cable will need to be
installed back along the treated roofline through the gutter. Plan to install the cable
down into and back up the inside of any downspouts along the way. If there is a
downspout at the end of the roofline, you need only to route the cable down the
inside of the downspout and back up. However, if there is a shortage of cable, you
need only to route the cable down the inside of the downspout and not back up. The
cable must terminate at the end of the downspout. Remember, to avoid overheating
the cable and increasing the risk of fire or electric shock, no part of the downspout
may pass through a building.
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PLAN THE CABLE PATTERN FOR
THE GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS
CABLE ROUTED BACK ALONG THE ROOFLINE IN THE GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS
If your icing problems are only in the gutter, cable would be routed only in the
gutter and downspouts using the recommended “double run” of cable, as shown in
Figure 9
. This figure shows an alternate “single end of run.”
DOUBLE CABLE RUN IN THE GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS
Alternate single
end of run
Along run