NO SAND = Less Mess this Winter
When winter comes so does the mess. We have a product that will reduce your clean up cost after the storm. Sand is hard on carpets and floors and once the snow is melted and the sand is on the pavement it becomes slippery. In addition, when new snow arrives it is no longer effective and yet it still continues to track into your building causing damage to wax floors and carpets. You can see that sand is not the best application to use if your are wanting to save money on janitorial expense and the environment.
“By using liquid ice melt I’ve found that it required ¼ the material and 1/10 of my overall cost of deicing.”
- Jonathan, JL Landscaping
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“Last year I had 17 snow events and 19 ice events.
I am happy I invested in liquid ice melt or I would have not made an extra 30% income this year.”
- Tom,
Sunset Management, LLC
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“I picked up new clients because I was a able to service both snow and ice issues. They were looking for a company that could handle both ice and snow managment.”
- Matt,
Wintergreen Snow Removal, LLC
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“We had two storms back-to-back, and I was surprised to find that there ways way less liquid deicer needed for the second storrm. The residual effect of the deicer was still working.”
- Bryan,
Lincoln Lawncare
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Benefits of Using Liquid Ice Melt
1. Starts to work immediately
2. Lower melting temperatures= less bonding of ice to pavement
3. No sand in parking lots & tracking into buildings
4. Helps reduce the ice packing on parking lots
5. Less product required compared to salt.
Demonstration of De-icer in Use
Liquid Calcium Chloride Brine creates heat
Another distinguishing characteristic of Liquid Calcium Chloride Brine is that it gives off heat as it dissolves. This heat-releasing feature exists with liquid forms when calcium chloride content is high. Other common chemicals need to be heated to dissolve into a solution. See below for a comparison of other common deicers.
Why salt isn’t the best solution
The function of salt is to drop the freezing point to a colder temperature thus making the ice melt. But salt must become a solution (brine) to work. Therefore, it won’t do anything until it begins to dissolve. Salt brine (NaCl) is most effective at a 23.3% solution. As more snow falls the melting power is reduced since it becomes more diluted with the adding of moisture. Then as temperatures fall, more salt is applied to increase the concentration. The colder it becomes the more rocks salt in needed. More is not always better. Once salt is used it will travel down into the storm drains and into streams and lakes and finally into our ground water. Remember, all deicers will work until the freeze point of the brine equals the pavement temperature. At this point the de-icer will stop melting and you may experience refreeze if snow/ice is not already removed from the pavement. It is important to use a product that has a lower freezing point. If normal rock salt is used and temperatures remain cold and cloudy it may take days before it removes the ice pack from pavement. One salting application rate will not fit all storms. You can see why salt in not the best application to use.