[450] Ice dam busters

[John Foege]

Well, I appreciate the compliment, but I certainly didn't come up with any
of it!
On Mar 2, 2015 9:31 AM, "William Knapp / KC1WJ" <kc1wj at kc1wj.com> wrote:

>  No big ice dams here. Our attic is well vented and insulated...if there
> is too much condensation, we also have an attic fan.
>
> I really do like your whole engineering aspect on all this, John. You have
> a great mind!
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> Quoting John Foege <john.foege at gmail.com>:
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> http://i2.wp.com/centurion-homes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Phose.jpg
> On Mar 2, 2015 9:09 AM, "John Foege" <john.foege at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Going to look something like this once I'm finished. You fill panty hoe
>> legs with calcium chloride flakes, tie off the ends, and place them
>> perpendicular to the ice dam with the ends hanging over the eave. They melt
>> troughs through the dam and allow the pooled water behind it to drain.
>>
>> This is the quick fix. The long term fix is to ensure you have a ridge
>> vent, soffet vents, good insulation of the attic floors (dual layers in the
>> NE even), and that you find and squash any sources of heat leakage into the
>> attic.
>>
>> Essentially if you can assure the temperature of the air in attic is the
>> same as the outside ambient air temperature, you will never have ice
>> damming and the costly repairs of the subsequent water damage they bring!
>>
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