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Salt and brine

Which salt, how much, and what to do when the brine tank misbehaves.

four bowls comparing pellet, crystal, compressed, and mined water softener salt textures

Water softener salt types compared: pellets vs crystals vs solar vs block

Pellets, solar crystals, block or rock salt? Which bag to buy for your softener, why purity decides how clean the brine tank stays, and which salts to avoid.

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What your salt will cost.

Pounds per regeneration, bags per year and the yearly bill at your price.

All salt and brine guides.

How much salt should be in a water softener, and how often to add it5 min read
Salt bridge in a water softener: how to spot the invisible crust and break it in ten minutes6 min read
Salt mush at the bottom of a water softener brine tank: why it forms and how to clear it6 min read
Brine tank full of water: what's normal at the bottom and what actually needs fixing6 min read

Salt and brine

Water softener salt types compared: pellets vs crystals vs solar vs block

What your salt will cost.

All salt and brine guides.

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