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A snow-melting apparatus prevents ice dams on an outside surface of a roof of a building. An outer edge section of the roof extends over and beyond an outside wall of the building in an outward direction. A heat conduction device includes a substantially planar body portion formed of a substantially

A snow-melting apparatus prevents ice dams on an outside surface of a roof of a building. An outer edge section of the roof extends over and beyond an outside wall of the building in an outward direction. A heat conduction device includes a substantially planar body portion formed of a substantially thermally conductive material and having a first side and a second side. The second side is opposite the first side. The first side has a coating with a high emissivity. The first side transfers heat to an inside surface of at least the outer edge section of the roof. A heat source is attached to the body portion of the heat conduction device.

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1. A snow-melting apparatus for preventing ice dams on an outside surface of a roof of a building, an outer edge section of the roof extending over and beyond an outside wall of the building in an outward direction, the roof having a plurality of elongate rafters attached to an inside surface of the

1. A snow-melting apparatus for preventing ice dams on an outside surface of a roof of a building, an outer edge section of the roof extending over and beyond an outside wall of the building in an outward direction, the roof having a plurality of elongate rafters attached to an inside surface of the roof, at least two of said rafters extending substantially parallel to each other, said apparatus comprising:a heat conduction device including a substantially planar body portion formed of a substantially thermally conductive material and having a first side and a second side, said second side being opposite said first side, said first side having a coating with a high emissivity, said first side being configured for transferring heat to an inside surface of at least the outer edge section of the roof, said heat conduction device also including a pair of side portions connectively disposed along edges of said planar body portion substantially perpendicular to said planar body portion, said pair of side portion being configured for at least one of simultaneously engaging and being simultaneously connected to a pair of corresponding adjacent rafters; and a heat source attached to said body portion of said heat conduction device.