Non corrosive ice melt products include magnesium and calcium chloride products. These products will reduce the risk of corrosion on your property. Straight rock salt products can cause cement and asphalt to deteriorate. If you use straight salt rock salt products on new concrete, you may cause pitting or flaking of the surface. Straight rock salt products are used by State and Local governments because the cost of these products is much lower than treated products. This is one of the reasons why you see public roads deteriorate. When rock salt is broken down into a liquid form, the material works its way into small cracks. When the product penetrates these areas, it causes the material to break down quicker than normal.
Non corrosive ice melt products are usually able to melt ice down to a lower temperature than regular rock salt. Once the temperature gets near or below 0 degrees straight rock salt does not cut it. If you use a non corrosive ice melt product such as ClearLane®, you increase the effectiveness of your application. Treated salt products will work long because of the combination of products.
Non Corrosive Ice Melt Products
ClearLane® ice melt produced by Cargill is a great product to use if you are looking for results. This non corrosive ice melt is processed so that the product has consistent uniformity. This product is about the size of a large pencil lead all the way up to the size of a dime. The consistent sized product means that you will have a more even application. This product is treated, so it will not bind up like straight rock salt. The smaller that your product is, the faster it will work. Large rock salt pieces will take a lot longer time to break down and activate than a small uniformed sized product will.
Beet juice deicer is a natural substitute to chemicals. Sugar is extracted from the beet juice and incorporated into the deicer product. This substance is brown and sticky because of its natural characteristics. We have used these products before and they perform remarkably well. These products do cost quite a bit more than your average treated material. Determination will have to be made by the contractor whether the pros of the product out weight its higher costs.