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Dego Diva
Citizen
Username: Fmingione
Post Number: 275
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Friday, February 25, 2005 - 11:37 pm: | 
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Should I be worried if there are icicles hanging from my gutters?
Today I noticed I had icicles hanging off the new gutters (with covers) that I had installed last summer. I don't see them hanging off of any of my neighbors homes. Being a new homeowner, I'm not sure if this is something I should be worried about. Does it mean my gutters are clogged? |
local denizen
Citizen
Username: Local_denizen
Post Number: 44
Registered: 8-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, February 26, 2005 - 12:41 am: |
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I sure don't know the answer to your question but I can tell you me and my neighbors all have them. So at least you're not alone.  |
Jgberkeley
Citizen
Username: Jgberkeley
Post Number: 4192
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, February 26, 2005 - 5:13 pm: |
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It means that your gutters are full of ice so any melting water will overflow and the icicles develop.
The only solution is to install icewire, a run in the gutters then the rest along the roof.
The ice wire is made to melt the ice and uses about the same energy as a 60 watt light bulb. |
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