About rock salt and other products 2 questions
The questions: how can something that is supposed to melt ice, when it gets wet, freeze in the bag? And am I mistaken, or would that reduce the product's effectiveness on melting ice and snow on the sidewalk?
I bought a bag of True Value Fast Melt yesterday. The store had it outside and the yard man put it in my car. When I got home, I took the bag from my car, and noticed right away the contents were frozen solid. I threw the bag on the step numerous times, but it didn't help much. I went inside and got a hammer and an empty cereal box and put a chuck of the FAst Melt in the box and hit it numerous times with the hammer. It was still in chucks, but smaller. I set the bag inside the house, where in a short time, it melted leaving a puddle of salt water.
We have bought rock salt for years. I have never had a product do this, but to be fair, I think we bought other products stored inside. I imagined scooping loose salt out and sprinkling it where I needed it. After using it, I realized that I would have to beat the rest of the bag with a hammer to get any use. And then, after it melted on my floor, I thought with water in it, the product had to be weaker. I called the store and the clerk I spoke to said they are all like that. I was like no, they aren't. And I said I was old and I couldn't use it like that. She said bring it in and she have one of the guys get a bag ready for me, meaning she'd have him beat it to pieces. I took it back and told the clerk who waited on me that I'd rather get a refund than an exchange. She was very nice and gave me a refund. But I have those questions. I tried to Google the problem, but got a lot of hits about using rock salt for ice cream making. Any comments, thanks!
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