VEVOR Snow Melting Mat 2023 New, 10 x 30 inch, 3 in/h Melting Speed, Heated Outdoor Mats for Winter Stairs, No-Slip Rubber w/Plug, Power Cord, Outlet Timer, Reflective Strip, Velcro, Ground StakeWhere we live, ice and snow are a regular part of the landscape for 6 months out of the year, so snow removal options are key to daily life. This snow melting mat was our first attempt at using a powered method for clearing the cold away. It works beautifully and we were not at all disappointed - but be aware that the standard base mat is literally one stair tread in size. It melts the ice - even 1" or more! - and snow perfectly in a surprisingly short time, but if you (like us) live somewhere with a lot of the cold stuff, you're going to have to keep setting it up, plugging it in, and moving it on to the next spot for a while if you have a set of stairs (like us) or walkway (like us) or deck to your door (like us).We will be using it to keep the area just outside the back door ice-free. It's a wooden deck so we don't love to use salt, and icicles tend to form (and drip) over the door area from opening/closing and allowing just enough heat out to affect the frozen stuff on the roof. It's also an area where the build up due to drifting and melting can produce an annoyingly thick layer of ice and packed snow over time. For that limited area, which happens to have an outdoor outlet right next to it, the mat is a genius of a thing. We can open the door, plug it in, and know that we will be able to walk out safely without any effort.