Potassium chloride was once occasionally used as an ice melt, but it works more slowly than calcium chloride, rock salt and magnesium chloride. It is effective to +25° Fahrenheit.

Ice melt is a better option than rock salt, according to Thomas. NEXT WEATHER: Wind chills keep feels-like temps in the teens Wednesday "It's going to work down to -10 degrees.

Pet-Safe Ice Melt Alternatives. We've been testing pet-friendly alternatives to salt for years. Here are the ones we like best for use on our own driveway, patio, and sidewalks: ...

Get ready for snow BEFORE it’s ready for us! Matt Green, Green’s Lawncare, shares some of the differences between Ice Melt and Rock Salt and which might be best for YOUR driveway. • We use a ...

Rock salt is necessary as it is the most efficient and economical way to eliminate the ice. This is true of the roads as well as our driveways and sidewalks. However, when we can, we need to be ...

Rock salt is effective for temperatures down to 15 degrees Fahrenheit. A generous sprinkle of rock salt on sidewalks, driveways, roads, and bridges melts ice away by lowering the freezing point of ...

Jeff Rossen shares a trick for melting away ice using items you already have in the house. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

With most stores out of rock salt, you do have other options. At hardware stores, there's one thing people want. "I'm looking for salt," said Melissa Loheide, of Quakertown, Bucks Co. It's the one ...

Diane Spadafora, who works at Home Depot in Reading, showed 7News where the pallets of rock salt and ice melt would normally be this time of year. On Wednesday, it was all sold out. “No ice melt ...

With 3 to 4 inches of ice and snow on the ground and another winter blast in the forecast, rock salt and ice melt are out of stock at many big box stores in the Akron-Canton area.

When winter months hit and icy surfaces become a concern, many of us turn to traditional rock salt as a quick fix. After all, it’s effective, easy to find, and cheap. But as straightforward as ...