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How do you get rid of ice patches in your walkway?
I've been battling this stubborn ice patch that mysteriously only built up right at the bottom of the staircase.
Anyway, I've been putting Alaskan ice melt salt on it, waiting 15-20 mins, then breaking the ice/shovelling it away. Did a few cycles of that last night, and it seemed like the ice actually just spread even more, lol.
Maybe because the salt is melting it into water, then it's freezing again, making more ice. wtff.. I kept breaking the ice each time. Even used a rubber mallet to crack up all the ice before shoveling the pieces away. I thought all was good.
Tonight, I noticed the same area has ice again. I basically did the same thing as I did last night. This time, after I was done, I put fresh snow on the area to try to absorb up any water. And then shovel the snow away. It may have worked... but hard to tell. Cause now there's a dust of slush/snow in the area. Maybe that'll turn into ice by tomorrow.
There must be a more effective way...
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