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Thread Author: devonite Replies: 20

 odd solution! - devonite
A friend of ours has a Northerly facing roof that for many years has always grown a good layer of moss an lichen, which he used to get power-washed off every spring.

He told me a tale yesterday that I found hard to believe, but I saw the results with my own eyes! and well I was amazed somewhat.

He said he was discussing the problem one night with an old sea-faring pal who told him about it, so he tried it.

He has run a length of (13 A ) stripped Copper electric wire the full length of his roof attached to the peak of his ridge tiles. His roof has now been Moss free for 2 years!

Maybe the rain leaches the copper ions out and as it runs down the tiles it does the magic!

Thinking about it, they used to sheet boat hulls with copper to prevent marine growth and even modern anti-fouling paint contains copper (or used to).

Might be snake-oil, but from what I've seen it seems to work!



Last edited by: R.P. on Fri 1 Nov 19 at 13:46
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