Perhaps the most dangerous part of using salt socks outside of balancing on a ladder to position them all perfectly is that they create a false sense of hope.
Ice melt roof panty hose.
The most common short term solution to getting this water off your roof is to fill pantyhose with a calcium chloride melter to create a channel that allows water to run off the roof.
There is a greater risk of slipping and falling.
Fill the leg of discarded pair of panty hose with a calcium chloride ice melter.
The net result is that the melt water that causes ice dams and the leaks that follow still can not find a way off the roof.
Ice dams can form at the edges of roofs forcing water to pool.
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I thought i read that ice melt in an old pair of panty hose would fix this.
Fill the leg of a pair of panty hose with the ice melter and then lay it across the ice dam and gutter.
The calcium chloride will eventually melt through the snow and ice and create a channel for water to flow.
Roofs can be especially dangerous in the winter.
A while ago i received an email from you regarding getting rid of ice dams between the edge of the roof and the eavestrough.
Kxly4 s dave erickson shows us how the strange combination of panty hose and ice melt can help you un freeze those gutters.
Lay the hose onto the roof so it crosses the ice dam and overhangs the gutter.
Ice dams panty hose and ice melt a winter trifecta.
This may cause leakage into your home.
Use several at about two feet apart and they will melt through the snow making a channel for the water to.
In a perfect world the snow would melt off the roof enter the gutters and flow harmlessly to the ground before it gets too cold make sure you clean those gutters and follow these other fall cleaning tips.
I stupidly deleted the article and cannot remember the exact way to do this and do not know how you place this on the roof or if.
If necessary use a long handled garden rake or hoe to push it into position the ice will begin to melt.
It should be perpendicular to your roof line.
Place the pantyhose across the ice dam with one end extending up beyond the dam and the other end hanging out past the roof and gutter.
Your safest option for removing ice off a roof is to call a professional.
Lay the hose onto the roof so it crosses the ice dam and overhangs the gutter.
If necessary use a long handled garden rake or hoe to push it into position.
Calcium chloride ice melter works fast by creating a channel in the ice dam for water passage to the gutter.