FAIRBANKS — Q: What is heat tape and when might I need it in my house? A: Do you rely on heat tape to prevent pipes from freezing in the winter? Summer is a good time to inspect visible heat tape ...

The Northland will feel colder temps. this winter and homeowners need to prevent plumbing problems with a plan to ensure ...

Q – I heard a lot of talk during the recent cold snap about using heat tape on my pipes. I don't have any heat tape. Is there some other form of tape I can wrap my pipes with to help keep them warm?

I have deicing cable on my roof. I need it to prevent roof leaks, but is there any way to dial back the energy use? Roof deicing cable, also known as heat trace or heat tape, is a common solution to ...

A: Despite its name, heat tape isn’t sticky tape in the traditional sense, rather it is an electrical heating cable that is widely used to keep at-risk plumbing piping from freezing in the winter. You ...

When the cold weather starts moving in, there are a few things you must do to winter-proof your house. In addition to salting your driveway so that snow doesn’t accumulate, keeping it from collecting ...

[Eric Friedrich] needed to keep the wort warm enough for yeast to ferment it into beer. To solve the problem he built his own fermentation temperature controler using a microprocessor to turn some ...

There are plenty of tips and tricks for attracting hummingbirds to your yard during the winter. However, one of the biggest challenges is figuring out a way to keep the feeder from freezing. When ...

For many years, crews have used a combination of heat shrink and tape to cover the connections of cable and mono hook sets. The heat shrink with glue helps protect the crimps and keeps the sharp cable ...

The nitrile-phenolic dry-film tape provides permanent adhesion to wet-laid fibers (paper), carbon, and other friction materials used in automotive OEM, heavy equipment, lawn and garden, and industrial ...