They do make heating tape for gutters and even to be snaked over the lower edge
of the roof in an effort to control ice damming. I don't know of anyone who has
installed it, it is far too cold here to be useful but I expect in more
marginal areas it has it's uses.
They sell long handled hose fittings something like a long crooked cane for
washing out gutters from the ground. Unfortunately mine are over 14 feet in the
air and though I had thought of constructing something that would reach I
decided that is just too high, too long to be manipulated. Probably though they
would work well on a single story house.
If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie
----- Original Message -----
From: clifford
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 9:51 PM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] my notions about gutters
Dear List Members:
My gutters are rarely iced over, as Hillbilly country only gets snow in
significant amounts about one out of three years.
Listening to some of the posts relating to ice problems, I recall the heat
tape which is used to wrap above ground water lines, here in this area. I am
wondering how effective electrical heat tape would be to thaw
the gutters and keep them running?
I have also wondered about the feasibility of installing a light weight
auger, similar to a widely spaced coil spring, which would be used to pull the
material which ends up in the gutter, in to a grinder located at the end of the
gutter at the down spout. I am enjoying the process of cleaning gutters less
and less as I mature. It would be nice to simply hit a button to clean the
gutters.
Yours Truly,
Clifford Wilson
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