SpeakEasy said:firefighterjake said:I also put the ash on to my ice covered driveway to help melt the ice and provide traction . . . honestly this is where most of the ash goes during the winter.
Is it the heat from the embers that melts the ice, or is a chemical process, like what salt does?
-Speak
I'm going to guess neither. Odds are it works because it is a dark powder that will stick to the ice. When the sun hits it, it warms up and melts the ice. Sand does the same thing.