Betsy, putting it down before a snow or sleet, does help keep frozen precip from sticking to concrete surfaces.
It makes it easier to scrape off. Steve From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Betsy Whitney Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 9:06 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] majestic ice melt Curious, So if this stuff melts snow and ice, would it make sense to put some down when the first snow is on the way or shortly after it begins? Betsy At 03:49 PM 2/19/2010, you wrote: > > >Hi, my daughter's boy friend works for a landscaper and plows during the >winter. His company has this stuff called magic salt. It has a whiskey >product in with the salt which doesn't harm the walkways or corrode >anything. I will keep the ice and snow soft up to 25 degrees below. It >really works. Now, the Home Depot version is called Blizzard wizard... Andy > >-----Original Message----- >From: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> >[mailto:blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> ]On Behalf Of Lenny McHugh >Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 8:23 PM >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] majestic ice melt > >Yes, that is the stuff, I think it is dyed green. It works wonders >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Spiro" <<mailto:spiro%40iamspiro.com>sp...@iamspiro.com <mailto:spiro%40iamspiro.com> > >To: <<mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > >Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 4:53 PM >Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Great idea. > >Is it a blue-ish color? >I pay $18 and get it shipped to me as I haven't access often. >That's the stuff I took with me in a brown bag in my pcket three times to >work this week and dumped handfuls where needed so I wouldn't slide twice. >Great stuff. > >On Fri, 19 Feb 2010, Lenny McHugh wrote: > > > The ice melt that I use is called majestic. It also is safe for pets, > > kids, > > lawns and carpets. I purchased mine at Lowes for $15 for a 50 pound bag. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Spiro" <<mailto:spiro%40iamspiro.com>sp...@iamspiro.com <mailto:spiro%40iamspiro.com> > > > To: <<mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > > > Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 4:16 PM > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Great idea. > > > > > > insurance companies are slow to cover a residence with a flat roof for > > theis reason. > > Professional ice melt is quoted down to -12 but I think it's more > > accurately trusted to 0. > > I tossed some onto my auning and there are no icycles after the first > > day. Don't know what ths aalts will do to your structures, but the Ice > > Melt (mcmater Carr supply) is safe for lawns, pets, and sidewalks. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 18 Feb 2010, Dan Rossi wrote: > > > >> Well, this was all good fun anyway. Yes, your run of the mill hand held > >> torch will do very little against any real mass of ice, as many people in > >> the area are finding out. My neighbors and I have kicked around a number > >> of concepts for bleeding off the water in the ice dams along our > >> roof-lines. Anywhere from hooking up a hose to the hot water tap and > >> strapping the hose to a long pipe. To dumping calcium chloride in a few > >> key spots. > >> > >> I personally know three people who have already had major ceiling damage > >> caused by ice dams on their roofs. > >> > >> There are some pretty serious icicles hanging off the buildings around > >> campus. Apparently, one building has icicles that grew curved due to > >> some > >> strong wind funneling in the area. My buddy says they are about 8 to 10 > >> feet long and curved so they look like a long row of pretty serious > >> teeth. > >> > >> Oh well. 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