diff --git a/src/main/java/supersymmetry/common/metatileentities/multi/primitive/MetaTileEntityPrimitiveSmelter.java b/src/main/java/supersymmetry/common/metatileentities/multi/primitive/MetaTileEntityPrimitiveSmelter.java
index d8d05aa7f..6e66224c4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/supersymmetry/common/metatileentities/multi/primitive/MetaTileEntityPrimitiveSmelter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/supersymmetry/common/metatileentities/multi/primitive/MetaTileEntityPrimitiveSmelter.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import codechicken.lib.render.pipeline.IVertexOperation;
 import codechicken.lib.vec.Matrix4;
 import com.codetaylor.mc.pyrotech.modules.core.ModuleCore;
+import gregtech.api.GTValues;
 import gregtech.api.capability.impl.ItemHandlerList;
 import gregtech.api.gui.ModularUI;
 import gregtech.api.metatileentity.MetaTileEntity;
@@ -14,14 +15,21 @@
 import gregtech.api.pattern.FactoryBlockPattern;
 import gregtech.api.pattern.PatternMatchContext;
 import gregtech.api.pattern.TraceabilityPredicate;
+import gregtech.api.util.GTUtility;
+import gregtech.client.particle.VanillaParticleEffects;
 import gregtech.client.renderer.CubeRendererState;
 import gregtech.client.renderer.ICubeRenderer;
 import gregtech.client.renderer.cclop.ColourOperation;
 import gregtech.client.renderer.cclop.LightMapOperation;
 import gregtech.client.renderer.texture.Textures;
+import gregtech.common.ConfigHolder;
+import net.minecraft.block.state.IBlockState;
+import net.minecraft.entity.EntityLivingBase;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
-import net.minecraft.util.EnumFacing;
-import net.minecraft.util.ResourceLocation;
+import net.minecraft.init.SoundEvents;
+import net.minecraft.util.*;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.AxisAlignedBB;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.Side;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.ArrayUtils;
@@ -32,6 +40,9 @@
 
 public class MetaTileEntityPrimitiveSmelter extends RecipeMapPrimitiveMultiblockController {
 
+    private static final TraceabilityPredicate SNOW_PREDICATE = new TraceabilityPredicate(
+            bws -> GTUtility.isBlockSnow(bws.getBlockState()));
+
     public MetaTileEntityPrimitiveSmelter(ResourceLocation metaTileEntityId) {
         super(metaTileEntityId, SuSyRecipeMaps.PRIMITIVE_SMELTER);
     }
@@ -62,7 +73,7 @@ protected void formStructure(PatternMatchContext context) {
                 .where('C', selfPredicate())
                 .where('O', casingPredicate().or(abilities(SuSyMultiblockAbilities.PRIMITIVE_EXPORT_ITEMS).setMaxGlobalLimited(2)))
                 .where('S', states(ModuleCore.Blocks.MASONRY_BRICK_SLAB.getDefaultState()))
-                .where(' ', air())
+                .where(' ', air().or(SNOW_PREDICATE))
                 .build();
     }
 
@@ -97,6 +108,41 @@ public void renderMetaTileEntity(CCRenderState renderState, Matrix4 translation,
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void update() {
+        super.update();
+
+        if (this.isActive() && !getWorld().isRemote) {
+                damageEntitiesAndBreakSnow();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void damageEntitiesAndBreakSnow() {
+        BlockPos middlePos = this.getPos();
+        middlePos = middlePos.offset(getFrontFacing().getOpposite());
+        this.getWorld().getEntitiesWithinAABB(EntityLivingBase.class, new AxisAlignedBB(middlePos))
+                .forEach(entity -> entity.attackEntityFrom(DamageSource.LAVA, 3.0f));
+
+        if (getOffsetTimer() % 10 == 0) {
+            IBlockState state = getWorld().getBlockState(middlePos);
+            GTUtility.tryBreakSnow(getWorld(), middlePos, state, true);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
+    @Override
+    public void randomDisplayTick() {
+        if (this.isActive()) {
+            VanillaParticleEffects.defaultFrontEffect(this, 0.3F, EnumParticleTypes.SMOKE_LARGE,
+                    EnumParticleTypes.FLAME);
+            if (ConfigHolder.machines.machineSounds && GTValues.RNG.nextDouble() < 0.1) {
+                BlockPos pos = getPos();
+                getWorld().playSound(pos.getX() + 0.5F, pos.getY() + 0.5F, pos.getZ() + 0.5F,
+                        SoundEvents.BLOCK_FURNACE_FIRE_CRACKLE, SoundCategory.BLOCKS, 1.0F, 1.0F, false);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean hasMaintenanceMechanics() {
         return false;