heat tape
Freeze prevention cable
Heat tape is an electrical heating element in the form of a flexible cable or ribbon, wrapped around pipes or laid along rooflines to prevent freezing.
Despite the name, it doesn't stick like tape—it's secured with clips or ties: We installed heat tape on the exposed pipes before winter.
Also called heat cable or heating cable.
- frozen pipesPlumbing halted by cold
- exposed pipesPlumbing not behind walls
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- thermostatAutomatic climate control device
- winterYear's coldest quarter
plumbing · roof · gutter · ice dam · cold snap · electrical · power cord · warmth · wrap · coil · self-regulating · weatherproofing · crawl space · waterline · de-icing · terrarium · mobile home · energy bill
- winterizingantifreeze, weather stripping, insulation, storm windows, caulking
- frost protectionfrost blanket, cold frame, cloche, smudge pot, fleece
- Frozen Pipesfrozen pipes, burst pipes, thawing, frost protection, winterization
- heat protectiontiles, ceramic tiles, blankets, thermal blanket, thermal blankets
- reptile keepingterrarium, terrariums, vivarium, vivariums, enclosure
- heatingfurnace, boiler, radiator, furnaces, stoves