Qik Joe Instant Ice Melter: Product Review
Qik Joe Ice Melt is made of calcium chloride pellets, which work like salt to lower the freezing temperature of water, making ice melt much faster. The instructions on the Qik Joe Instant Ice Melter seemed simple enough--I just needed to sprinkle about a half-cup of the tiny white pellets over each square yard of concrete. The Qik Joe Ice Melt tub had a special flip-top lid with a built-in grate to make this process extremely easy. I covered my sidewalk with the Qik Joe Ice Melt product, and I figured it would be a couple of hours before it really began to melt the ice.
To my surprise, within a matter of mere minutes, I could see the tiny Qik Joe pellets start to "eat through" the ice and break it up. I couldn't believe how quickly it was working. Within about 30 minutes of applying the Qik Joe Instant Ice Melter to my pathway, the sidewalk was completely clear and a layer of ice about an inch thick had disappeared. The Qik Joe product also seemed to dissolve completely as it worked, so there wasn't a whole lot left over to get on our shoes and track into the house. And a little bit of this ice melting product went a long way--I could see a tub of Qik Joe Ice Melt lasting a whole winter season for most people. I looked, and this product is available at my local Home Depot and Target stores for about $7 or $8. In the end, I was extremely happy with the Qik Joe Instant Ice Melter, and I would definitely choose this product over regular rock salt in the future.
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- Qik Joe Instant Ice Melter comes in a jug and looks like a bunch of tiny white pellets.
- Within minutes of applying the Qik Joe product, significant amounts of ice began to melt.
- The product dissolved completely, unlike rock salt which can stick to your shoes.
2 Comments
Post a CommentThis is great to know and I'd like to keep some on hand!
Sounds great - that old rock salt stuff may work (eventually) but this sounds way better. Nice work.