Potassium acetate is not corrosive as chloride salts and it is not a pollutant of soils.
There are several pond deicer options available for someone to purchase. Depending on the size of the pond or water source a person wants the pond deicer for, the size would make a difference.
you can but are wasting your money
Mostly glycol alcohol.
In food or cooking and as deicer on traffic roads and airport runways
Because salt has chemicals inside that can easily melt snow
YES! its just like putting salt on a snail.
NaCl Deicer Melting Rate (mL/min/g) Road Salt (NaCl) 0.13 Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) 0.084 Ethylene Glycol 0.12 Deicer Cost (per kilogram) Road Salt (NaCl) $2.59 Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) $50.24 Ethylene Glycol $8.14
Lee R. Watson has written: 'Effects of highway-deicer application on ground-water quality in a part of the Calumet Aquifer, Northwestern Indiana' -- subject(s): Aquifers, Deicing chemicals, Environmental aspects, Environmental aspects of Deicing chemicals, Groundwater, Pollution, Quality, Water quality
Use the formula A = W/V, where A is amps, W is watts and V is voltage.
We would need to know the wattage of the floated tank deicer to compare. But the difference is likely to depend on how well they are insulated. The tub would probably be easier to insulate (lag), the trough would be more open to the air and lose more heat.
MOTOR DRYER MAY NEED REPLACING
Magnesium Chloride is sold in crystal form for household and business use to de-ice sidewalks. Just find a solid deicer.