Roof Melt Pucks Review
They work effectively in temperatures down to 25 f.
Roof melt pucks review. The roofmelt and water mixture begin to melt away from the bottom up the existing ice dam. Another complaint users have is that they melt around themselves instead of creating a wide path for water to escape as an ice melt sock does. Water drains from the roof to the ground. Most salt pucks use calcium chloride to melt ice which can cause numerous issues down the line.
They melt a small hole straight through the ice where they are sitting and that is where they stay without melting the snow or ice off the roof. While safely on the ground toss a roofmelt tablet onto the roof. They do not work. This product is the same as ice melting socks above.
The tablets help prevent roof damage by melting through ice dams and allowing water to drain safely. We use this when doing snow removal and it works great. The roofmelt tablet then melts it s way down and settles on the roofs surface. We put these as 9 because they are not very effective.
They will melt some of the snow and dissolve in the liquid created from this melting. They are very expensive and don t work. I hope this helps. Today kids i m going to show you how to unfuck your roof from ice dams if salt pucks are not available or you have a very delicate roof situation.
Here are four reasons salt pucks are bad for your roof. One issue is that their lightweight nature makes it easier for them to get blown off a roof. I have used several buckets of these ice melt pucks. You toss these pucks on the roof behind the ice dam.
They do not work as well as the sock and can easily be blown off the roof. This water mixture will then drain down the roof to the ice dam and work its way through to the gutter or edge of the roof creating a tiny path for water to drain away. There are mixed reviews about ice melting pucks on sites like amazon and among home improvement experts. Roofmelt begins to work when it comes into contact with snow and ice.
But are they doing more harm than good. It is made from calcium chloride and is sold online or at home improvement stores. It comes in smaller granulated pieces so it s easy to spread on various areas whereas roof melt comes in large tablets. My roof melt review 2019 montana snow.