Snow Melter General Information
The time to purchase ice and snow melting products is now so you are prepared for the first big ice storm.
Snow ice Melt products come in many varieties: Calcium Chloride, Sodium Chloride, Potassium Chloride, and Urea. No matter which you choose or where you buy them, there are some common rules to follow when applying ice melter. Actually, snow melter is not designed to melt snow. That is a term used in some Northern regions of the United States.
The correct term is “ice melt or ice melter.”
- *Don’t over apply the product. Snow Melter is not “snow blower in a bag!” Follow the instructions on the label all the time, everytime.
- *Don’t try to melt away a foot deep snow accumulation. Once again, snow and ice melter is not “Snow Shovel in a bucket!” Before applying ice melting products, shovel away the majority of the snow that has built up.
- *Make sure the container is tightly sealed when storing your ice melter. Ice melt products will absord moisture from the air and harden up, rendering them unusable.
- * Don’t apply ice melt with your bare hands. Use a scooper. When you buy buckets of ice melt here, they come is a plastic scoop included for spreading the product.
- *Don’t apply any ice melt product on top of new concrete that has not fully cured.
- *All products will have an impact on vegetation like grass or shrubs. Be careful not to throw ice melting products onto plants or lawns directly. After winter is over, spring rains and melting snow will most normally take care of any buildup as long as you have not over-applied the product.
- *Try to spread a thin layer of ice melt prior to snow and ice storms. This will make your shoveling and snow blowing easier in the long run.
- You can purchase ice melting products by clicking here. Get them before the next snow storm and be sure to ask about free delivery.
Get your snow melter now!
Comments
yes, I need to get my ice melter and snow melter soon. Thanks for the reminder that snow melt and ice melting salt may be in short supply these coming winter months.