Jarchem® IceAway
Deicing Compound for Consumer/Institutional Applications
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Is an environmentally friendly potassium
based anti-icing and deicing fluid. When IceAway is applied before the
start of a light snow or ice event, it prevents frozen precipitation
from accumulating on road or walkway surfaces. IceAway does not readily
evaporate and can be applied several hours before the expected snowfall
without any loss in its effectiveness. During heavy snowfall conditions,
repeat applications of IceAway can eliminate the accumulation of snow
and ice during the storm and provide a continuous safe surface for
vehicular or foot traffic. IceAway is extremely effective during the
heaviest snowfall conditions. During heavy snowstorms, applications of
IceAway, in combination with plowing or shoveling, will help prevent
snow and ice from bonding to the road or walkway surface. This will
significantly reduce the effort required to plow or shovel snow and ice
from the surfaces. IceAway will reduce the need to chop bonded snow or
ice from critical surfaces. Key factors in IceAway's superior
performance are its low surface tension and high penetrating capability.
These characteristics allow IceAway to spread easily and evenly on the
surfaces to be treated. IceAway quickly penetrates accumulated snow and
ice and begins its melting action immediately. Unlike commonly used salt
that hits the surface randomly as a solid and then must dissolve so
that it can work, IceAway covers the entire surface and begins
immediately to melt snow and ice. Since complete coverage can easily be
achieved in one pass, significant time can be saved in application
operations. More importantly, since IceAway is a liquid, any accidental
over-application is insignificant. IceAway simply spreads out and
provides additional protection to the surrounding surfaces. Salts and
other solid deicers tend to clump and remain in ineffective piles if
over applied. Unsightly salt residues are almost always a result of
these over applications. With IceAway the work ends soon after the snow
has stopped! IceAway can be applied to the areas that specifically need
to be treated. Using common landscaping spray equipment, the operator
has complete control and extreme precision during the application
process. The rotary or drop spreaders typically used with solid deicers
must scatter the material well beyond the desired treatment area in
order to get complete coverage. The application rate of solids will vary
greatly from place to place. Try using salt to deice metal grate
stairways. You can't. With IceAway you can! Salts cause damage to trees
and shrubs by disturbing plant metabolism (water loss) and can result in
loss of leaves and even cause plant death. Salt also adversely affects
grass growth by breaking down the soil structure. This results in
increased soil erosion, soil compaction, and reduced soil permeability.
IceAway is biodegradable, has no effect on soil compaction and actually
increases soil permeability. By reducing the effect on surrounding
vegetation, IceAway can significantly reduce the actual cost of
application by virtually eliminating the replacement cost of damaged
lawns, shrubs and trees. Salts increase the rate of corrosion in many
metals. Salts also reduce the life of concrete surfaces by increasing
the number of freeze/thaw cycles that the concrete undergoes throughout
the winter. IceAway is non-corrosive and reduces the freeze point of
surface water to the point that fewer freeze/thaw cycles are experienced
during a typical winter season. When you need to deice? think IceAway!