Control Freak Ice Guard

Stop leaving the
heat tape on all winter.

Your existing roof and gutter cables, switched by forecast and temperature. Set a run limit and let each side follow its own rule.

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Home Assistant built in · No subscription

A complete kit of its own

Concept

Control Freak Ice Guard, brought to you by Control Freak

Demo values are simulated.

Sound familiar?

Winter is enough to keep up with.

Still plugged in after the storm?

Set a maximum run time per storm, instead of remembering when to unplug the heat tape.

Sunny south. Shady north.

One temperature does not tell the whole story. Give each side its own rule.

Another trip out before it snows?

A snow forecast can start the cables you already own, so nobody has to go out and plug them in.

How it works

Your cables. Your winter rules.

Connect your existing cables

Use compatible plug-in roof, gutter and pipe cables. Keep their ground fault protection.

Set each zone

Choose temperature ranges, daytime windows and a maximum run time. Set season off dates.

Let the controller switch

Forecast and local temperature guide the outputs. A pipe cable runs when its pipe nears freezing.

What makes it different

Each side follows its own winter.

North and south, separately

The shady eave can run while the warmer gutter rests.

A stop time for every storm

Set a run limit so a storm cycle has an end. Season off keeps the cables off between seasons.

Rules stay with the house

A Wi-Fi or internet drop does not stop the controller rules. New forecasts and phone alerts need internet.

What's included

A complete kit of its own.

Controller, switched cable outputs and the sensors this product uses, together in one kit.

Controller with Home Assistant built in
Power Hub for compatible plug-in cables
Air, gutter and pipe temperature sensing for the configured zones
Forecast and per-zone rules
Gutter moisture sensor (planned)

Your heating cables are not included. Every Control Freak product is a complete kit on its own. If a Control Freak controller you already have has a free port or relay, Home Assistant can put it to work for this product too. Final kit contents are in development.

Home Assistant

One place for the house and its winter rules.

Home Assistant built in. No subscription. See your readings and cable outputs on your home network.

Alerts the way you want them

Push, text, email or alarm. Phone alerts need internet. A local alarm needs connected alarm equipment. The cable rules run on the controller.

Through Home Assistant and its companion app, it works with Google Home, Siri, CarPlay and Alexa: ask Alexa or Siri whether the roof cables are on, tell Google Home to start a timed run, check it from CarPlay, and get voice alerts when something is out of balance.

Honest limits

Know what it switches.

Cable heating not verified

It switches cables on and off. It cannot confirm a cable is actually heating, or detect a failed cable.

Driveway control not supported

Driveway snow melt systems are not controlled. This concept is for compatible plug-in roof, gutter and pipe cables.

A protected supply is required

An outdoor GFCI protected supply is required. Keep the cable’s own protection and follow its installation instructions. It does not fix attic heat loss or promise to prevent ice dams.

Try it here

Take a winter morning for a test run.

Change modes, switch cables and try an alert. Every reading is simulated.

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Tell us about your winter setup.

Have roof, gutter or pipe cables? Tell us which sides you heat and what you wish you could stop checking.