Pellets of Fire Snow & Ice Melter 50 Pound Bucket of Calcium Chloride Pellets CPP50

Shipped free with amazon prime. Arrived on time, no issues. Used on recent 12 January 2011 blizzard in New England. Worked as expected. Quickly melted ice layer after I cleared surface snow. Put on wet areas next day when warmer to avoid ice development overnight, and wet areas dried vice icing over. It is pearlized product vice angular and spread well with the simple hand held spreader. The spreader is available on Amazon and works well.  Suncast SS025 Hand Held Spreader For Ice Melt/Sand/Salt Snow De-Icers Some did spill on the garage floor and appeared to melt without any wetness so I'd keep this product tightly covered. The lid does open with a pull strip but then has four evenly spaced tabs which secure the lid to the container, even when I knocked it over. You do not need tools to unseal or reseal the container. Great price and can't beat not having to lug this thing from the store home. Bucket number 2 enroute as we speak. Have a wonderful winter.Per packaging this product contains:calcium chloridewaterpotassium chloridesodium chlorideAnd as we all know Chlorides are "salts"

I love these too. They arrived on my doorstep last Monday, and I immediately hauled the whole 50 pound bucket inside so no one would walk away with it. Now I'm filling an old snow melt shaker with these pellets and just leaving that outside - less temptation that way for someone to walk up and take it. And they work really, really well - these pellets melt ice and snow down to -15 degrees, whereas regular salt only works to 20 degrees above zero. So getting these pellets was a no-brainer for me. And I'm hoping they will last me the whole winter, as well. Yes, I would buy it again. And thanks, Prime, for getting it to me in two working days - I love Amazon!

Pellets of Fire work very well on driveways and walkways. They are small calcium chloride pellets in about the size of Nerds candy, and while less delicious tasting than Nerds, CaCl works effectively at melting and the pellets' small size maximizes coverage. After several years of using these, I feel confident saying that they were worth the money. Granted, the shipping is built into the price and the cost is a bit steep, but considering that a 20lb bag sells for about $20 at our local hardware stores, the cost was reasonable...especially in light of the included 50lb tightly resealing and reusable bucket. The best time to use this is at the beginning of a big snowstorm, after there is a coating of snow on the ground so it has something to react with and it doesn't blow away, but before the real heavy stuff starts piling on to block it from hitting the blacktop. If you get that down, shoveling becomes much less of a chore because the surface is melted from the melting / warming of the snow.The included bucket is a huge bonus, allowing me to scoop out the pellets with a plastic cup and precisely spread them to conserve product but maximize coverage...using the pellets from a bag would always lead my spastic self to spilling or dumping piles of too much in areas of my driveway.UPDATE 2/2019: Pellets of Fire is still working great for me. I’ve bought two buckets over the years and it works better than any other product I have tried. It stores nicely in the off-season and does not turn into one coagulated boulder of salt during the warmer weather, partly because it is calcium chloride and partly because of the tightly sealing bucket.

The small white bb sized pellets are easier to work with than crystals, and it's very fast. Lay down a layer and by the time you find your favorite ice scraper it's ready.

I bought this to raise the hardness in my pool. Pool stores sell the same stuff (CaCl2) for $3-4/lb, so when you need as much as I did it can be quite expensive.This product appears to be pure Calcium Chloride as claimed, prill form, no sand or other obvious impurities. The expected amount raised my hardness as intended. I have no doubt this would work well for ice melt or dust control.The bucket is a big plus. If you are familiar with DampRid, it’s the same stuff. Calcium chloride is very hydroscopic, and if you live in a humid environment it will tend to get clumpy, then watery then increasingly will disappear as it dissolved in the humidity. The bucket goes a long way to protect this.

Three stars for a damaged, leaking package. Just thrown in a box, which was dented.

I have a plaster pool and sometimes I need to bump up the CaCl...that's what this is so yeah it's great. Examining the MSDS one finds it is the same as paying 3x-10x more for a "pool" chemical.

I have purchasing this item for several years now. It has powerful melting capabilities. Furthermore, it is gentle to concrete and stone surfaces. We have not noticed any damage. Can be used sparingly when a bit of sun is expected. The pellets "burn" down to the surface and allows the heat from the sun to spread the melting activity, If you expect re-freezing overnight, then either wait until morning or use a bit more heavily the night before. Calcium chloride will maintain the melted state well below the normal freezing point of water.We live on the shady side of the street, so this item has helped us maintain a safe, ice-free driveway and walkway for years. Very pricey, but not falling on the ice - priceless.I've seem some reviews that claim that the same material can be purchased locally for 20% or some ridiculous fraction of the Amazon price. If that were the case, I would be buying locally. I think some people don't realize the different chemical compositions of various snow melting products. The cheaper stuff is more damaging to stone work, and does not prevent re-freezing.