RHS Snow Melting Mat, Heated Walkway Mat, Melts 2 inches of Snow per Hour as it Lands, Color Black, Anti Slip Traction, Sandpaper Like Design, Buy Factory Direct, Heated Mat (2'ft. x 4'ft.)

I bought a 2' x 6' mat for my wooden front porch. It is pricey, but I decided it would be worth far more if it prevented just one fall.We secured it down using the 4 grommets at the corners, using wood screws and metal washers.The 5' cord is a bit short.The mat has a very basic design. To turn it on, plug it in. To turn it off, unplug it. There is no on-off switch. It uses about 540 watts and operates off a 120 volt system.Maximum temperature is 55 to 65 degrees, so I had no worries about the heat from the mat causing a fire.We just had a blizzard, and the mat did what it is supposed to do. There was no snow on the mat, and several inches along side of it.A problem arose when we had to turn it off. We had to walk over snow/ice to get to the plug. I purchased a solution: an outdoor, heavy-duty timer with a 6' cord and a remote control (available via amazon).

Excellent grip, I would not worry about slipping on this. It does not get as warm as I was expecting--you can barely tell that it is on when you put your hand on it. Definitely meant as a leave-it-on-continuously product. It didn't make much of a difference on a couple of inches of snow after an hour or two, but overnight it had completely melted that section. It even worked on some thick, compacted ice I had driven over in the driveway, however then there was a very thin wide layer of ice after it had melted and refroze. This thinner ice was then much easier to take care of with salt though. So potentially a way to help deal with stubborn thick ice patches. It would be nice to have just the tiniest LED light for confirmation that it is on when plugged in, particularly for an outside outlet that has an indoor switch.

This mat works great! I used it to melt through an existing ice damn on my roof that was about 5” thick. It took about 24-30 hrs to melt through that much ice but it did it and saved my roof, I let it get through one section then just moved it down the 25’ length of roof till it was all gone.

After using it for 3 months it started shorting out.

It needs to be on for hours a head of any snow. Takes way to long to melt ice or snow when turned on after any rain fall or snow.

we ordered this mat after a fall happened on our wheelchair ramp. I never knew such thing existed . We installed it on the ramp and was working fine and did what it was suppose to do. A few weeks later we had a problem with it popping the breaker. I called the company on a Sunday night and Monday morning I had a phone call from the owner and the mat is being replaced for free. He took his time talking to me and I would do business with this company again. This is an A number 1 business. Told him everything we did on our end to correct the problem too. Thanks for being there for us.

I have a German Shepherd with bad legs and this mat keeps the snow and ice off my deck so he doesn't slip. Highly recommend it.

The mat is very easy to use. Lay it down where you want the snow and ice to melt and plug it into a heavy duty extension cord. Works great. My cat likes to sit on it when he is outside.