Most plumbers don’t like heat tapes–those cables that look like extension cords but generate heat to keep pipes from freezing. They say a proper installation shouldn’t need them, and if pipes freeze ...

Welcome to the final entry in my three-part series on ice dam prevention and heat cables. In part one, Should you install heat cables to prevent ice dams?, I discussed the most common solutions ...

Vail Fire and Emergency Services has recently responded to several calls, including one structure fire, involving heat tape. Heat tape is used to form channels in the snow and ice that have built up ...