If you have a house that isn’t used in the winter or a home that has pipes running through an unheated area, such as a crawl space or attic, and the temperatures drop below freezing, you may want to ...

When the cold weather starts moving in, there are a few things you must do to winter-proof your house. In addition to salting your driveway so that snow doesn’t accumulate, keeping it from collecting ...

When the temperature drops, either suddenly or slowly over a matter of weeks, it can be very easy to overlook the biggest leak danger of your house: Frozen pipes. This is more likely to happen on ...

Heat cables look like heavy-duty extension cords. But instead of delivering electricity from one end to the other, they break a cardinal rule of wiring and bleed heat through the insulating cover.

Heat cable has a dubious reputation in the ice dam prevention world. It's a topic few understand in-depth, both in terms of what it is and how to install it properly. In this three-part series, I will ...

How does this cable actually work? Here’s a technical look at the product’s development, construction, and application in the field. Typical installation utilizing self-regulating heater cable. Over ...

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