ice dam removal

01-31-2011, 08:38 PM	#1
tribemorris Newbie   Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1	ice dam removal what tools & ice melt (envorinmently safe & without damaging the roof) do you use to get 3inch thick by 1ft, covering 30ft of surface? thanks, N.H resident

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01-31-2011, 08:46 PM	#2
BamBamm5144 Member   Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 132	ice dam removal Steam.

01-31-2011, 08:56 PM	#3
nap You talking to me?     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: sw mi Posts: 5,407	ice dam removal I use a garden hose and the cold water that comes out of it. throw the hose so it runs above the dam, turn it on and walk away. Go and move the hose occasionally to a new area with ice remaining. warning; everything below gets wet and freezes.

01-31-2011, 09:39 PM	#4
OldNBroken Doing This Way Too Long   Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: North Idaho Posts: 964	ice dam removal Fill pantyhose full of ice melt and lay them vertically up the dam

01-31-2011, 10:53 PM	#5
nap You talking to me?     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: sw mi Posts: 5,407	ice dam removal Quote: Originally Posted by OldNBroken Fill pantyhose full of ice melt and lay them vertically up the dam I like that idea. Wife is gonna be pissed 'cuz I stole her pantyhose but oh well. It won't be the first time (she was pissed, not that I took her pantyhose. I had to explain just in case you guys started thinking something weird is going on)

01-31-2011, 10:54 PM	#6
OldNBroken Doing This Way Too Long   Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: North Idaho Posts: 964	ice dam removal It's not a real fast solution but it will keep a channel open for water to flow through once it's working.