American Heated Gutter Systems Provides both leaf and ice protection, which means that you will never have to clean your gutters or worry about BIG ICE again! We install our unique heated system in the downspouts, through the gutters and twice across the leaf protective hood. Utilizing liquid adhesion principles, the melfing snow passes over the heated hood while aloowing debris to pass around it an into your heated gutters and dow th the heated downspouts.