Fiction: |
Rock Salt alone will keep your roads free of Ice..... |
FACT! |
- Rock salt stops working at approximately 15 deg F
and has little residual effect. ICE B'GONE®
treated salt works well below zero and its residuals
works for hours after application.
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Fiction: |
ICE B'GONE® Treated Salt is more expensive
than plain rock salt.... |
FACT! |
- Although ICE B'GONE® treated salt typically cost
$15 more per ton than plain salt, a reduction of usage
by up to 40% will be experienced due to its lower
working ability and residual effect. i.e. If
dry salt cost is $40/T, Treated salt cost, usually at
$15 more than dry = $55 x 40% use reduction = $22.
$55 - $22 = $33 versus $40 for dry; more than a 10%
reduction.
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Fiction: |
Treated Salt is as corrosive as Plain Rock Salt |
FACT! |
- The Pacific Northwest Snowfighters (PNS) method
of determining corrosivity employs a modified National
Association of Corrosion Engineers test method
(TM-01-69) where steel corrosion rates are compared with
rock salt solutions. The requirement is that
deicers should have a corrosion rate of 70% less than
that of rock salt. ICE B'GONE® and II more than
comply with this requirement.
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Fiction |
Calcium Chloride works as well as Treated Salt |
FACT! |
- CaCl2 dilutes quickly causing refreeze requiring
more frequent applications. CaCl2 is also more
than 40 times more corrosive than ICE B'GONE® Treated
Salt.
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Fiction: |
All liquid Deicers are created equal. |
FACT! |
- Since the middle 1990's, when agricultural
additives for salt first started appearing, there have
been many claims and patent issues. SEARS has been
in the industry with strong technical and chemistry
support since 1997. Sears has a number of issued
patents as a result of this significant research effort
and has made the primary discovery that Low Molecular
Weight Carbohydrates, when mixed at the proper ratios
with chloride salt, have a synergistic effect on Freeze
Point, as well as causing a reduction in the Corrosivity
of the salt.
All other refined product patents are secondary to
Sears primary 1999 patent. Therefore, the user of
a Sears licensed product is assured of quite enjoyment,
highest effectiveness, low cost, reduced environmental
impact and the economies associated with less trips and
truck time.
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Fiction: |
Rock Salt has to be Corrosive and Harmful to our
Environment. |
FACT! |
- ICE B' GONE® will reduce corrosion by 60 - 80%
from that of Dry Rock Salt. Using the Pacific
Northwest Snowfighters (PNS) testing method, ICE B' GONE®
is 5 1/2 times less corrosive than distilled water which
makes it safe and friendly to our Environment.
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