Frost Heaters In Attics

Easy to use with simple controls the heater is housed in a powder coated metal case.

Frost heaters in attics. Suitable for indoor or outdoor use the frost watcher is ideal for use in an attic or loft but also great in greenhouses garages workshops caravans and animal housing. Hot water heaters attic fans boilers sum pumps. The difference between this photo and the first is that the garage is unheated so there s just not much heat available to melt the frost on that side in the first photo. When in use it effectively protect pipes against frost damage during cold weather.

When a warm sunny day arrives after a long cold stretch and it seems like you have a roof leak when there isn t a cloud in the sky it s probably attic icing otherwise known as ice dams or ice damming and the surprising thing is that it s very unlikely that the roof covering itself is the problem. Location of this business 45 n main st. Melting frost can lead to deteriorated roof sheathing mold on the roof sheathing wet insulation and water stains on the ceilings. Frost heating air conditioning llc.

Frost accumulates in attics when moisture laden air from the house gets up there when it s cold. That s about it pretty simple. Frost itself doesn t do any damage but once it melts things get wet and then damage occurs. Suntec frost guard convector heat protect uk plug protects rooms up to 25 m 10 m from frost automatic temperature monitoring wall mounting 500 w 3 8 out of 5 stars 7 23 44 23.

When the moisture gets into the attic it condenses on the roof. Frost comes from air leaks. Why is there ice in my roof. Over the other units enough heat escapes into the attics to melt most of the snow.