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HOW TO USE
First, using
Hot water from any hot water tap, "drill through the 'ice pack'" which has accumulated in the gutter or roof "hip trough". (Note: A 30-day old width of about 12-14 inches -- above the icicles -- is seen just to the right of where the hose is hanging. This is where that ice dam was "broke" on December 27, 2000.)Adjust water flow at the hose nozzle to a very slow, fine "needle point spray" and "melt" about a one foot width of all the ice in the gutter all the way back to the roof. You'll find that a "very fine point" with HOT water will melt the ice like a dentist's drill going through a tooth.
Next, after ALL the ice from the gutter to the roofline is melted, adjust the nozzle to a slow, wide-angle, very fine spray mist. Then "Hang" the hose on top of the protruding "ice dam" and go in the house and have a cup of coffee. Allow the "hot spray" to "spray onto" the top of the icepack. Check every 15 - 20 minutes or so to adjust the direction of the spray, as required. [Let the hot water do the work. It works "great!"]
Note: the 12 foot extension pole is fully extended, but provides a sufficient length for a two story home.
LESSON LEARNED: "Ice is HEAVY"
