It comes in smaller granulated pieces so it s easy to spread on various areas whereas roof melt comes in large tablets.
Roof melt pucks review.
They do not work.
They work effectively in temperatures down to 25 f.
They melt a small hole straight through the ice where they are sitting and that is where they stay without melting the snow or ice off the roof.
The tablets help prevent roof damage by melting through ice dams and allowing water to drain safely.
There are mixed reviews about ice melting pucks on sites like amazon and among home improvement experts.
While safely on the ground toss a roofmelt tablet onto the roof.
But are they doing more harm than good.
My roof melt review 2019 montana snow.
Today kids i m going to show you how to unfuck your roof from ice dams if salt pucks are not available or you have a very delicate roof situation.
Roofmelt begins to work when it comes into contact with snow and ice.
I have used several buckets of these ice melt pucks.
They do not work as well as the sock and can easily be blown off the roof.
It is made from calcium chloride and is sold online or at home improvement stores.
We put these as 9 because they are not very effective.
Here are four reasons salt pucks are bad for your roof.
They will melt some of the snow and dissolve in the liquid created from this melting.
We use this when doing snow removal and it works great.
This water mixture will then drain down the roof to the ice dam and work its way through to the gutter or edge of the roof creating a tiny path for water to drain away.
Another complaint users have is that they melt around themselves instead of creating a wide path for water to escape as an ice melt sock does.
You toss these pucks on the roof behind the ice dam.
This product is the same as ice melting socks above.
While safely on the ground toss a roofmelt tablet onto the roof.
Water drains from the roof to the ground.
The roofmelt tablet then melts it s way down and settles on the roofs surface.
Most salt pucks use calcium chloride to melt ice which can cause numerous issues down the line.
I hope this helps.
The roofmelt and water mixture begin to melt away from the bottom up the existing ice dam.
One issue is that their lightweight nature makes it easier for them to get blown off a roof.