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Cables can heat roof edges but require care

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.

By Mike McClintock Special to Tribune Newspapers

January 3, 2013

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