Out of rock salt, New Yorkers? Try these household items to melt ice fast

Here are five household items that can help melt snow and ice—and keep you safe on slippery sidewalks and driveways.

Out of rock salt? Try these household items to melt ice

Here are five household items that can help melt snow and ice—and keep you safe on slippery sidewalks and driveways.
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Here’s why you shouldn’t use salt on concrete

You really need to avoid those ice melters! Here's why.

Oversalting your sidewalk or driveway harms local streams and potentially even your drinking water

Snow has returned to the Philadelphia region, and along with it the white residues on streets and sidewalks that result from ...

Will regular salt melt ice? Here's 5 items in your house to melt snow.

Whether you are out of rock salt or you never purchased it, you can still use some household items to melt the ice and snow.

To clear ice and snow, there are rock salt alternatives that are safer for your pets and yard

Calcium manganese acetate is one of the tamest de-icing products out there, developed specifically to replace rock salt and ...

The Hidden Damage Winter Salt Can Do To Your Floors — And How To Remove It Fast

Salt makes ice melt more quickly, making it a life-saver in winter — yet it can also cause major damage to your floors ...
American Songwriter

3 Hard Rock Albums That Are Undeniably Perfect From Start to Finish

There was no avoiding this one. Few hard rock fans would say that Led Zeppelin IV isn’t the band’s greatest release. And it’s hard to argue with that notion. Just about every song on this album is ...
Men's Journal

How to Remove Ice From Concrete Without Salt

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Democrat and Chronicle

How cold is too cold for road salt to be effective?

When snow is in the forecast, roads are often pre-treated with a layer of salt to prevent the formation of ice. The pretreatment allows the New York State Department of Transportation to use less salt ...
WGRZ

Higher rock salt costs squeeze local plowing companies

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Local snow removal companies in Western New York say a sharp increase in rock salt prices, combined with an early start to winter, is creating supply and cost challenges as the season ...