In reply to Stephen A. Lawrence's message of Sat, 30 Dec 2006 23:51:39 -0500: Hi, [snip] >thomas malloy wrote: >> Stephen A. Lawrence wrote: >> Sounds like a job for electrical heater cables to me. > >That, plus a 45 degree tilt, might be all that's needed. [snip] I don't think you need worry about heater cables. A flat plank nailed to the end of broomstick, will do for scraping loose snow off (don't stand under it ;) , and ice tends to be at least translucent. Since the panels themselves are dark blue/black, they should warm up relatively quickly once there is enough Sun light to be useful.
Since the house is in a cold climate where snow is expected, I assume it has a fairly steep pitch to the roof anyway. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://users.bigpond.net.au/rvanspaa/ Competition provides the motivation, Cooperation provides the means.
