2007-12-09 13:46:32 · 7 answers · asked by Robin D 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
most road salt is only effective if the temperature is around freezing if it is 25 degrees then it is not much good till it warms up to around 28 degrees or so
2007-12-09 13:52:48 · answer #1 · answered by Danny 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The chemical composition of road salt will cause ice to melt whether it is night or daytime. Sunlight obviously aids in the melting of the ice. There are limititations, much below 25 degrees and the salt will not work on its own.
2007-12-09 22:19:45 · answer #2 · answered by ironmen75 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It keeps the snow and ice from sticking to the road and forming a large tough-to-remove solid lump. Before town budgets got so tight it wa a standard pre-storm/early-in-storm procedure for highway departments to follow.
2007-12-09 22:46:53 · answer #3 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
salt is known to decrease the freezing point of water, it causes the water to accelerate through the freeze-thaw cycle more quickly---this process is hard on cement, concrete and asphalt. The freezing water can work its way into SMALL cracks in the surface, expands once frozen and causes severe damage to the surface-can cause spalling of concrete which is when the top layer of concrete flakes off (looks bad too).
2007-12-09 22:48:39 · answer #4 · answered by casinoreverend 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes ,it helps and will lay there and continue to work until pushed off.
2007-12-09 22:00:06 · answer #5 · answered by lenzix5 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it does!!
2007-12-10 02:38:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes.
2007-12-09 21:55:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋