This can not be achieved with the tape on method as the tape has limited holding strength. The unit will then act as a snow retention system to catch and holds the snow and ice on the roof. When mounted with screws or SB-190 adhesive, the SnowBreaker can be installed in a reversed direction with the pointed side facing downhill as show above.
This is the best of both worlds because the snow and ice can shed the roof faster than conventional snow retention while providing a level of safety protection. Rather than hold the snow and ice on the roof, this product breaks it up so it can shed from the roof in smaller pieces, thus minimizing the danger. The SnowBreakers are a snow splitter snow guards for metal roofs.