IMPENDULO: Le nto uyichazayo lidama lomkhenkce ngelishwa lixhaphake kakhulu kumakhaya kwiindawo ezinobusika obubandayo nobunekhephu. Amadama omkhenkce ayenzeka xa ikhephu linyibilika lize liphinde libe ngumkhenkce (owaziwa ngokuba ngumjikelo wokunyibilika komkhenkce), kwaye uphahla olushushu ngokungaqhelekanga lungunobangela. Akunakwenzeka nje ukuba oku kubangele umonakalo kuphahla okanye inkqubo ye-gutter, kodwa "[amadama e-ice] abangela izigidi zeedola kumonakalo wezikhukhula minyaka yonke," utsho uSteve Cool, umnini kunye ne-CEO ye-Ice Dam Company kunye ne-Radiant Solutions Company. . I-ice jams ixhaphake kakhulu kuphahla lwe-shingle, kodwa inokubumba nakwezinye izinto zokuphahla, ngakumbi ukuba uphahla luthe tyaba.
Ngethamsanqa, zininzi izisombululo ezisisigxina nezexeshana kwiingxaki zophahla olunomkhenkce. Ijem yomkhenkce ngokuqhelekileyo ayiyonto eyenzekayo kanye, ngoko ke abaninimzi kufuneka bacinge ngokuthatha amanyathelo okuthintela i-ice jams kwixesha elizayo. Funda ukuze ufumanise ukuba kutheni amadama omkhenkce ekhula kwaye wenze ntoni ngawo.
Iqabaka ngamanzi omkhenkce athi aqokelele emacaleni ophahla emva kokuwa kwekhephu. Xa umoya kwi-attic ushushu, ubushushu bunokugqithiselwa eluphahleni kwaye umaleko wekhephu uqala ukunyibilika, okubangela ukuba amathontsi amanzi athontsize eluphahleni. Xa la mathontsi efika emphethweni wophahla, aphinda abe ngumkhenkce ngenxa yokuba i-overhang (i-cornice) ephezu kophahla ayinakufumana umoya ofudumeleyo ovela kwi-attic.
Njengoko ikhephu liyancibilika, liwa kwaye liphinde likhenkceke, iqhwa liyaqhubeka liqokelelana, lenze amadama okwenene - imiqobo ethintela amanzi ukuba aphume eluphahleni. Amadama e-Ice kunye ne-icicles engenakuphepheka ebangela ukuba indlu ibonakale njengendlu ye-gingerbread, kodwa qaphela: ziyingozi. Ukungaphumeleli ukucoca iicicles ngenye yeempazamo ezinkulu ezenziwa ngabanini bezindlu rhoqo ebusika.
Amadama omkhenkce anokungahoywa ngokulula – emva koko, ngaba ingxaki ayizi kuzisombulula ngokwayo xa ufudumala nekhephu liqalisa ukunyibilika? Nangona kunjalo, ukuba ayilawulwa ngokufanelekileyo, amadama omkhenkce anokubangela umngcipheko omkhulu kumakhaya nakubahlali bawo.
Nazi ezinye zeendlela zokususa iqabaka. Kodwa gcina oku engqondweni kubusika obuzayo: isitshixo sokukhusela ixesha elide kukuthintela amadama e-ice ukuba enze.
Nje ukuba amadama omkhenkce enziwe, kufuneka asuswe phambi kokuba ukunyibilika okungaphezulu kunye nokukhenkceka kunokubangela ukuba amadama omkhenkce ande kwaye aveze uphahla kunye nemisele emngciphekweni ongaphaya. Ezona ndlela zixhaphakileyo zokususa amadama omkhenkce zibandakanya ukunyanga umkhenkce ngomnye wabenzi bomkhenkce abagqwesileyo okanye usebenzise esinye sezona zixhobo zibalaseleyo zedama lomkhenkce ukuqhekeza umkhenkce ube ngamaqhekeza amancinci ukuze ususwe. Xa uthandabuza, kuyacetyiswa ukuba ufune uncedo kwinkonzo yokususa umkhenkce.
I-calcium chloride, efana ne-Morton's Safe-T-Power, ikwayiloo nto isetyenziswayo ukunyibilikisa kunye nokucima umkhenkce kwiindledlana zokuhamba kunye neenyawo, kodwa ayinakutshizwa kumadama omkhenkce. Kunoko, faka iibhola emlenzeni we-sock okanye i-pantyhose, uze ubophe ekupheleni ngomtya.
I-50-pound bag ye-calcium chloride ixabisa malunga ne-$ 30 kwaye igcwalisa iisokisi ezili-13 ukuya kwe-15. Ngaloo ndlela, usebenzisa i-calcium chloride, umninimzi unokubeka i-sock nganye ngokuthe nkqo phezu kwe-weir, kunye nesiphelo sesokisi silenga i-intshi okanye ezimbini phezu komda wephahla. Ngokunyibilikisa umkhenkce, kuya kudala umjelo we-tubular kwidama lomkhenkce oya kuvumela amanzi anyibilikayo awongezelelekileyo ukuba aphume ngokukhuselekileyo eluphahleni. Kuyafaneleka ukuba uqaphele ukuba ukuba ikhephu elongezelelweyo okanye imvula iyawa kwiintsuku ezizayo, umjelo uya kuzalisa ngokukhawuleza.
ISILUMKISO: Musa ukufaka i-calcium chloride endaweni yetyuwa yelitye xa uzama ukunyibilikisa umkhenkce, njengoko ityuwa yelitye eluphahleni inokonakalisa ishingles kwaye ukuqukuqela kungabulala amatyholo kunye namagqabi angaphantsi. Abanini bezindlu kufuneka baqinisekise ukuba iimveliso zokunyibilika komkhenkce abazithengayo ziqulethe kuphela i-calcium chloride, ekhuselekileyo kwiishingles kunye nezityalo.
Ukuqhekeza idama lomkhenkce kunokuba yingozi kwaye ngokuqhelekileyo kwenziwa kakuhle yingcali. “Kuphantse kube nzima ukuqhekeza amadama omkhenkce ngehamile, ngakumbi ngokukhuselekileyo,” utshilo uKuhl. Isiqingatha se-intshi ngaphezu kwendiza yophahla ukuze ungonakali,” ucebisa njalo.
Ukuqhawula i-ice dam ngokuqhelekileyo kudibaniswa nokunyibilika kweqhwa ngandlela-thile, njengokusebenzisa i-calcium chloride sock njengoko kuchazwe ngasentla, okanye i-steam phezu kophahla (jonga ngezantsi). Okokuqala, umninimzi onobulumko okanye isandla esiqeshiweyo kufuneka asuse ikhephu eligqithileyo eluphahleni aze agxothe iigatha edamini. Emva koko, xa umkhenkce uqalisa ukunyibilika, imiphetho yomjelo inokucofwa ngobunono ngehamile, njengehamile ye-16-ounce ye-Tekton fiberglass, ukuze kwandiswe umjelo nokukhuthaza ukutsalwa kwamanzi. Ungaze ugawule umkhenkce ngezembe okanye i-hatchet, inokonakalisa uphahla. Ukuqhekeza amadama omkhenkce kunokubangela ukuba iziqwenga ezinkulu zomkhenkce ziwe eluphahleni lwezindlu, ziqhekeze iifestile, zonakalise amatyholo, kwaye kwenzakalise wonke umntu ongezantsi, ngoko ke kufuneka kuqwalaselwe ngokugqithisileyo. Iziqhekezi zamadama omkhenkce kufuneka zikwenze oko kwindawo ephezulu eluphahleni, hayi ukusuka emhlabeni, nto leyo enokubangela ukuwa kwamaqhekeza omkhenkce.
Amadama okususa i-icing ngomphunga ngumsebenzi ongcono xa uyekwe kwenye yezona nkampani zibalaseleyo zokufulela njengoko kufuneka izixhobo zorhwebo zomphunga ukufudumeza amanzi kwaye zisasazwe phantsi koxinzelelo. Umntu oqeshwe eluphahleni uqale akhuphe iiraki aze asuse ikhephu elingaphezulu eluphahleni, aze athumele umphunga kwidama lomkhenkce ukuze liwunyibilikise. Abasebenzi banakho ukuncothula inxalenye yedama de uphahla luphele ngumkhenkce. Ukuqhawulwa kweayingi kubuchwephesha kunokubiza kakhulu; UCool uthi “amaxabiso entengiso kwilizwe lonke asusela kwii-$400 ukuya kwii-$700 ngeyure.”
Imozulu ebandayo inokubangela umonakalo emakhayeni, ngamanye amaxesha ibe nzima. Ezinye iindlela zokuthintela umkhenkce eluphahleni zifuna ukuba ikhephu lisuswe eluphahleni, ngelixa ezinye zifuna ukuba i-attic yendlu ipholiswe ukuthintela ukutshintshwa kobushushu ukusuka kwi-attic ukuya eluphahleni. Okokuqala, thintela iqabaka ngokuzama enye okanye ngaphezulu kwezi ndlela zokuthintela iqabaka zingezantsi.
Nangona abaninimzi ngamanye amaxesha becetyiswa ukuba barhuqe iinyawo ezisezantsi kuphela eluphahleni, oku “kunokubangela iingxaki ezimandundu ezikhokelela kwinto eyaziwa ngokuba lidama eliphindwe kabini – idama lomkhenkce lesibini apho usike khona kwindawo ephezulu yophahla ukuze wenze indawo yesibini. idama lomkhenkce.” Ikhephu kwaye uyihlise, ”utshilo uKuhl. Endaweni yoko, ucebisa ukuba kususwe ikhephu elininzi eluphahleni njengoko kukhuselekile. Ngenxa yeemeko ezinokuthi zimtyibilizi, ukubheja kwakho kukuqasha enye yezona nkonzo zibalaseleyo zokususa ikhephu okanye ukhangele “ukususwa kwekhephu kufutshane nam” ukufumana inkampani eza kuhoya le ndawo.
Kubanikazi bezindlu abathatha indlela ye-DIY, kungcono ukusebenzisa i-rake yophahla olulula njenge-Snow Joe Roof Rake eza kunye nolwandiso lweenyawo ezingama-21. Ngokukhawuleza emva kokuba ikhephu liwile, ngelixa lisathambile, kubaluleke kakhulu ukususa ikhephu kwi-aves yephahla nge-rake. Oku kuya kunceda ukunciphisa i-icing. Iiraki ezigqwesileyo ziya kuhlala iminyaka kwaye zenze ukucima ikhephu eluphahleni kube ngumsebenzi olula njengoko kungekho mfuneko yokukhwela izitebhisi. Njengendlela yokugqibela, abaninimzi banokuzama ikhephu elenziwe ekhaya kwikhaya labo.
Xa iqondo lobushushu kwi-attic lingaphezu kweqhwa, linokubangela ukuba ikhephu eliphezu kophahla linyibilike lize liphinde libe ngumkhenkce emazantsi ophahla. Ngoko ke nantoni na ephakamisa ubushushu be-attic yakho inokuba ngunobangela wokubunjwa komkhenkce. Le mithombo inokubandakanya ukukhanya okwakhelwe ngaphakathi, ii-exhaust vents, i-air ducts, okanye i-HVAC ducts. Ukudityaniswa kwakhona okanye ukutshintsha amacandelo athile, okanye ukuwasongela kwi-insulation kunganceda ukusombulula lo mba.
Uluvo kukumisa ukuhanjiswa kobushushu eluphahleni ngokuqalisa umjikelo wokunyibilika komkhenkce. I-intshi eyongezelelweyo ye-8-10 ye-insulation ye-attic iya kunceda ukukhusela ukuhanjiswa kobushushu kunye nokunceda ukugcina ikhaya lifudumele, ngoko ke abanini bezindlu bachitha imali encinci ekugcineni ikhaya labo lifudumele ebusika. Ukugqunywa kwe-attic okungcono, okufana ne-Owens Corning R-30 yokugquma, kuya kuthintela ubushushu ekungeneni ukusuka kwindawo yokuhlala ukuya kwi-attic kwaye ngaloo ndlela kunciphise ingozi yamadama omkhenkce.
Kungakhathaliseki ukuba ungakanani ukufakwa kwe-insulation kwi-attic yakho, kuya kuhlala kushushu kakhulu ukuba umoya ofudumele ovela kwindawo yakho yokuhlala unyanzeliswa ngeentanda kunye neendawo zokuphuma. Ubuninzi beengxaki zinento yokwenza nokungena komoya oshushu kwindawo obungamele ukuba uye kuyo. Ukulungisa oko kuvuza komoya yinto yokuqala onokuyenza ukunciphisa ithuba lokubumba umkhenkce, ”utshilo uKuhl. Iinketho Zokwandisa amagwebu Vala zonke izikhewu ezijikeleze iminyango yogutyulo kwaye uqondise kwakhona igumbi lokuhlambela kunye neendawo zokomisa ukusuka kwi-attic ukuya kwiindonga zangaphandle zekhaya. I-foam ekumgangatho ophezulu ogqumayo onje nge-Great Stuff Gaps & Cracks inokumisa umoya oshushu ukusuka kwiindawo zokuhlala ukuba ungene kwi-attic.
Ezona ndawo zilungileyo zophahla kufuneka zifakwe kwi-soffit ecaleni kwe-eves engaphantsi, ephuma phezulu eluphahleni. Umoya opholileyo uya kungena ngokwendalo kwimingxuma ye-soffit efana ne-HG Power Soffit Vent. Njengoko umoya obandayo kwi-attic ushushu, uyenyuka kwaye uphume nge-exhaust vent, njenge-Master Flow Solar Roof Vent, ekufuneka ibekwe phezulu eluphahleni. Oku kudala ukuhamba rhoqo komoya omtsha kwi-attic, kunceda ukuthintela ukutshisa kakhulu kwidekhi yophahla.
Ngenxa yokuba uphahla luza kubo bonke ubungakanani kunye nolungelelwaniso, ukuyila inkqubo yokungenisa umoya ye-attic ngumsebenzi wophahla olunobuchule.
Intambo yokufudumeza, eyaziwa ngokuba yi-tape yokufudumala, yimveliso echasene ne-icing efakwe kwindawo esengozini kakhulu yophahla. "Iintambo ziza kwiindidi ezimbini: i-wattage eqhubekayo kunye nokuzilawula," kusho uKuhl. Iintambo zamandla zeDC zihlala zivuliwe ngawo onke amaxesha, kwaye iintambo ezizilawulayo zisebenza kuphela xa amaqondo obushushu engama-40 degrees Fahrenheit okanye ebanda. UKuhl ucebisa ukuba kusetyenziswe iintambo ezizilawulayo njengoko zihlala ixesha elide, ngelixa iintambo zombane ezihlala zihleli zinokutsha ngokulula. Iintambo ezizilawulayo nazo zisebenzisa amandla amancinci kwaye azifuni ukusebenza ngesandla, ngoko ke azixhomekeke kubahlali basekhaya ukuba bazivule ngexesha lokuduma kwezulu.
Abaninimzi banokufumana uphahla oluhlala lumanzi kunye neentambo zokususa i-icing (ikhithi yentambo yophahla lweFrost King yeyona ndlela ilungileyo) kwiivenkile ezininzi zokuphucula amakhaya ngeedola ezingama-125 ukuya kuma-250 eerandi. Zigxininiswe ngokuthe ngqo phezu kweeshingles ezineentambo kwi-eaves yophahla. Ezi ntambo ziyakwazi ukungena ngokufanelekileyo kwi-pinch kwaye zithintele amadama omkhenkce ukuba angabeki, kodwa ziyabonakala kwaye ukukhwela uphahla kunokubangela ukuba amadama omkhenkce atshintshe ukuba umninimzi akalumkanga. Iintambo zokufudumeza ezizilawulayo zihlala zifuna ukufakelwa kobuchwephesha, kodwa xa sele zifakiwe zinokuhlala iminyaka eyi-10. “Olunye uncedo lweentambo zobushushu ngaphezu kweendlela zokwakha ezifana nokudlula, ukugquma, kunye nokuphefumla kukuba…ungajolisa kwiindawo eziyingxaki ukuze uthintele. iindlela, ”wongeze watsho uKuhl.
Iinkqubo zobuchwephesha ezifana ne-Warmzone's RoofHeat Anti-Frost System zifakwe phantsi kweethayile zophahla kwaye kufuneka zifakwe yinkampani enobuchule bokuphahla ngexesha elifanayo njengoko kufakwe iithayile ezintsha. Ezi nkqubo aziyi kuphazamisa ukubonakala kwephahla kwaye zenzelwe ukuhlala iminyaka. Ngokuxhomekeke kubukhulu bephahla, inkqubo yokuqhawula i-icing efakwe ngobungcali inokongeza i-$ 2,000 ukuya kwi-4,000 yeedola kwiindleko ezipheleleyo zophahla.
Abantu abaninzi bavile ukuba iigutter ezivaliweyo zibangela i-ice jams, kodwa uCool wachaza ukuba akunjalo. “Imijelo yokugawula ayidali imikhenkce. Kukho inani leengxaki ezinokuvela xa umjelo ohambisa amanzi amdaka ugcwala umkhenkce, kodwa [ukuvaleka komkhenkce ayikho enye yazo]. Le yintsomi eqhelekileyo,” utshilo uKuhl. , ukuvaleka kwe-drain Umsele wandisa indawo yokwakheka komkhenkce kwaye ukhokelela ekuqokeleleni komkhenkce owongezelelweyo. Iigatha ezizaliswe ngamagqabi awileyo kunye nobutyobo aziyi kuvumela amanzi ukuba aphume kumbhobho osezantsi njengoko bekucetyiwe. Ukucoca i-gutters ngaphambi kobusika kunokuthintela umonakalo ophahleni kwikhephu elinzima kunye nemimandla ebandayo. Inkonzo yokucoca igutter yobuchwephesha inokunceda, okanye ezinye zeenkampani zokucoca uphahla zibonelela ngale nkonzo. Kodwa kubanini bezindlu abakhetha i-DIY, kubalulekile ukuba ungajingi kwileli kwaye endaweni yoko usebenzise esinye sezona zixhobo zokucoca i-gutter njenge-AgiiMan Gutter Cleaner ukususa ngokukhuselekileyo amagqabi kunye nenkunkuma.
Ukuba ingahoywa, amadama omkhenkce anokubangela umonakalo omkhulu kwikhaya ukusuka kumkhenkce phezu kophahla, kuquka ukutshatyalaliswa kweeshingles kunye ne-gutters. Kukwakho umngcipheko womonakalo wamanzi kwiindawo zangaphakathi kunye nokukhula komngundo njengoko amanzi enokuthi adibane phantsi kweeshingles kwaye angene endlwini. Abanini bezindlu kufuneka balungele ukususa umkhenkce ukuba kulindeleke ikhephu kwixesha elizayo elingekude.
Iijem zomkhenkce zinokunyibilika ngeekhemikhali okanye ngomphunga (okanye ngeendlela zokunyibilika komkhenkce ezingafaki ityuwa okanye imichiza), okanye zinokukhutshwa ngokwasemzimbeni ngokuqhawula amaqhekeza amancinane ngexesha. Ezi ndlela zisebenza kakhulu (kwaye zikhuselekile) xa zenziwe ngabasebenzi beengcali. Nangona kunjalo, elona nyathelo lilungileyo ekuhambeni kwexesha kukuthintela amadama omkhenkce ukuba angenzeki kwasekuqaleni ngokufaka i-insulating indlu, ukufaka umoya ngokufanelekileyo kwi-attic, kunye nokufakela iintambo zokufudumeza ezizilawulayo. Oku kuya kunceda ukugcina iindleko zokususa ikhephu elizayo, singasathethi ke ngeendleko zokulungisa idami lomkhenkce elonakeleyo. Abaninimzi banokuqwalasela iindleko zokugqiba olu hlaziyo njengotyalo-mali kwixabiso lendlu.
Ixesha lokuposa: Aug-20-2023