| Pre-Wetting |
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Advantages of Pre-Wetting |
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| 1. Cost-Effective |
| Making your own brine saves transportation costs. Salt is spread more evenly and stays where you put it, unlike rock salt. Crews can cover more area by applying before the storm. |
| 2. Safer Result |
| Pre-Wetting returns surfaces to normal faster, resulting in fewer accidents or injuries. |
| 3. Jumpstarts Melting |
| Salt needs water to work. Brine supplies the moisture to aid in the melting process. |
| 4. Increased Efficiency |
| Using brine results in using less salt, minimizing environmental impact. |
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| Here’s What Customers Say… |
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“We love it! [Pre-wetting] works great. We watch the weather and when the township starts applying pre-wetting, so do we. We have a large retirement complex and we cut our ice melt usage and increased our safety by using the brine for pre-wetting. We used over 10,000 [brine] gallons last season.”
Shannondell, MQ |
“We used [pre-wetting] on all our sidewalks the first season after our system was installed and for the first time, we had NO slip-and-fall injuries due to ice on the walks. The employees love us.”
Lancaster Labs, SH |
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| What is required? |
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| Tap on Brine Line to Draw Brine. |
| This can be added at no charge by The Cope Company Salt. Just call us. |
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| Spray Equipment |
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| Various types of commercial spray applicators can be used with your existing vehicles. Most customers use small push-cart sprayers, tank-mounted 4-wheelers, or 250-gallon totes on the back of pickup trucks. You can purchase the spray applicators from The Cope Company Salt. We will install one on your vehicle, train your staff how to use the sprayer, and uninstall the sprayer after the winter. |
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| How Does it Work? |
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Temperature is Important. |
| Brine works well in the mid-Atlantic region. 100% Brine will work on surface temps down to approximately 15°F and should not be used below this temperature. |
| Lower Temperatures. |
| To obtain a lower melting point with brine, you can dilute the 100% brine to make an 85% brine by adding 1/2 gallon of fresh water to 4 gallons of 100% brine. 85% brine solution will lower the melting point to –6°F. |
| Timing is Critical |
| Watching the weather so the brine can be applied hours before a storm will give the best results. Additional applications can be put down after the ice and snow are removed. |
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