Excellent information! Thank you so much! We've been using Morton's rock salts and they seem to be very good, but I'll switch to the pellet types. This is for our reverse osmosis system. Happy 2020 from the tiny islands of Palau!
Thank you for sharing your professional knowledge publicly. It’s very positive information and useful. My question is if I cannot find the salt on the very right, WINDSOR SYSTEM SAVER, is there another one I should look for? Perhaps different brands?
Sodium chloride evaporated pellets. Although they are a bit more costly than solar and rock salt, they pay for themselves by preventing expensive and unnecessary repairs. Sodium chloride is also cheaper and more efficient than potassium chloride, but potassium chloride evaporated pellets or cubes are the best choice for those households that must limit their sodium intake as much as possible.
I use Diamond Crystal Solar Naturals Water Softener Salt Crystals. However, I still see water spots and water marks on my shower door. Do you know if I need to change the setting on my water softener?
What kind of salt leaves less salt in the water? What kind of salt is best for sensitive skin? I read certain salt can cause skin irritation and itching. What are your thoughts and suggestions for sensitive skin users?
First and formost make sure that your water softener is set correctly for your waters hardness, do not leave it set on the default settings. Check out this video th-cam.com/video/XMY69hdhX44/w-d-xo.html
good question. If you constantly keep way too much salt in your brine tank that could happen but it's extremely rare. This video will help you determine how much salt should be in your brine tank th-cam.com/video/C3TpdeNX58E/w-d-xo.html Rock salt is full of dirt and that ends up inside your brine tank and your valve.
Hello I want to switch to potassium chloride. Do I need to completely empty the brine tank of salt ? Before adding the potassium? Thank you for your help
I've been using store bought salt crystals to do weed control. I am wondering if salt crystals will also cause soft sugar sand in Florida to be more firm and stable for driving over?
Hi Gary: I'm in California and we have the Morton's Clean and Protect and also Diamond Crystal Bright and Soft at our local hardware store, are those equivalent to the Windsor System Saver?
Quick question if you have time to answer. I recently had a softener installed not necessarily do to hard water but because I have elevated levels of manganese. Would you recommend the salt with rust remover?
I know this is an old video but wanted to comment in hopes you see it and can answer. I've recently left city water to well water and have hard/iron water. The house came with a water boss 900 that works quite well. I have 15g hardness with 3ppm iron so I run it at 30 setting per manual. Thanks to your videos I've learned a ton and recently learned I need to clean the media every few months for the iron to not foul. We're currently using a rust defender salt from Morton that works pretty good. Do you think I should also periodically apply iron out to the brine well on top of the rust defense salt use? Thanks for all the support in your videos. You can easily see your passion!
Yes, we still reply to all videos. I would defenitely use iron out once a year to help with the cleaner in the salt. But, I should also mention that 3 parts per million of iron is more than the water softener can handle long term. I would suggest you consider an iron filter before the water softener like one of these waterestore.com/products/hum-chemical-free-iron-sulphur-manganese-fok-filter-1-5-cube and clean or replace the the injector in your water softener at least once per year . This video shows you how th-cam.com/video/RifowwJpqz8/w-d-xo.html
@@water_estore we have rather limited space in this utility room with no other spaces that work for the extra equipment. We might be able to squeeze that in, and will have to measure and look up the dims to double check. Do you think replacing the water boss 900 with the water boss 900-IF would solve or still not strong enough on the 3ppm?
Gary, great videos watching for the third time! Do you know what chemicals are in the iron removing windsor salt? We drink the softened water and want to know whats in it before we switch?
So salt is either Sodium-Chloride or Potassium-Chloride with additional cleaners optionally mixed in? And the reason to not use normal table salt is that it contains a lot of dirt?
Water softeners can use either Sodium Chloride or Potassium Chloride as a regenerant, only the Sodium Chloride is salt based. I have never used table salt but it should work. Rock salt has too much dirt in it.
Will adding a whole house water filtration system in combination with a water softener system reduce the amount of salt needed by the water softener system?
Great question! Only if your water source is well water with iron in it and you are using the water softener to remove the iron. If you are on a water source without, like city water it will not make any difference.
@@water_estore ok thank you - i thought the whole house water filter would remove 98% of minerals in the water thereby reduce the amount of salt needed to remove calcium and magnesium.
@@mikefa5891 Most water filters do not filter out calcium or magnesium (but they do filter out a zillion other things, many of which are indeed beneficial to water taste or smell to be removed).
Nice video and explanation. thanks! My water became way too slippery. TDS meter reads at 200 (after the acid neutralizer and water softener) with high PH of 9+). TDS read after the RO system cut it to 13. The TDS reads in the house are higher than the row well water. Im confused. soft/slippery water should have low TDS read.....
Good question. TDS increases after softening. Softening works on ion exchange but since it is not 100% efficient the TDS is usually about 100% higher after the softener. Both hard and soft water can have a medium or high TDS.
@@water_estore oh... but if so how can one determine if he has soft or hard water afterwards? also, the TDS meter guides us to check the efficiency of the water filtration system and purity of the water. How can we use it after the softener?
Sean you need to test the water for hardness, not TDS. Hardness test determines if the water softener is working or not. TDS just tells you the total dissolved solids amount in parts per million.
I have a softener but my cold water smells like creek water and it grosses me out, I tested my water and test came out good but it still smells like creek water
I live in Texas and I don't think we have access to Windsor products. Would any "System Saver" salt be just as good as the Windsor System Saver II? Thank you.
I use diamond crystal solar naturals salt crystal. I noticed that during regenerating my tank gets full of water and when it’s done the salt stays dirty. Is this normal?
Good question! Every salt is compatible with Culligan water softeners but they recommend their own salt which is similar to rock salt. Not sure why they would recommend a salt with the impurities still in it?
@@lindalefebvre6189 no, that will not work. You may want to check out this video of mine that explains how a water softener works to understand why th-cam.com/video/udmE-hhh084/w-d-xo.html
where can I buy the salt that you recommend at the end?? I live in Texas or is there a different brand that I can get here in Texas?? thanks in advance
Hello Sir I am Pandurang Salgar from India ( Bharat ) I want the information of salt making process and salt tablet content. I want to open a manufacturing plant of salt tablet. Can you help me in this????? @garythewaterguy
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Excellent information! Thank you so much! We've been using Morton's rock salts and they seem to be very good, but I'll switch to the pellet types. This is for our reverse osmosis system. Happy 2020 from the tiny islands of Palau!
Thank you for the information. I now have more knowledge about water softeners and salt. This is a good source of information.
Great tips Gary, many thanks!
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Nice easy to follow video. Thanks!
Nice! Great info, no fluff. Love it!
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Thank you for sharing your professional knowledge publicly. It’s very positive information and useful. My question is if I cannot find the salt on the very right, WINDSOR SYSTEM SAVER, is there another one I should look for? Perhaps different brands?
Yes, absolutely! Different regions have different brands. You want one that looks like an oblong pill or lozenge.
Sodium chloride evaporated pellets. Although they are a bit more costly than solar and rock salt, they pay for themselves by preventing expensive and unnecessary repairs. Sodium chloride is also cheaper and more efficient than potassium chloride, but potassium chloride evaporated pellets or cubes are the best choice for those households that must limit their sodium intake as much as possible.
@@water_estore look like a what? what does that look like?
Thank your Gary, very informative
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I use Diamond Crystal Solar Naturals Water Softener Salt Crystals. However, I still see water spots and water marks on my shower door. Do you know if I need to change the setting on my water softener?
What kind of salt leaves less salt in the water? What kind of salt is best for sensitive skin? I read certain salt can cause skin irritation and itching. What are your thoughts and suggestions for sensitive skin users?
First and formost make sure that your water softener is set correctly for your waters hardness, do not leave it set on the default settings. Check out this video th-cam.com/video/XMY69hdhX44/w-d-xo.html
I was told that i should use the rock salt because the pellets end up accumulating at the bottom and hardening like cement. Your thoughts?
good question. If you constantly keep way too much salt in your brine tank that could happen but it's extremely rare. This video will help you determine how much salt should be in your brine tank th-cam.com/video/C3TpdeNX58E/w-d-xo.html Rock salt is full of dirt and that ends up inside your brine tank and your valve.
Hello I want to switch to potassium chloride. Do I need to completely empty the brine tank of salt ? Before adding the potassium? Thank you for your help
No need, just add it to the salt. But since it is only 80% as efficient you will need to increase the hardness settings by 25%
I've been using store bought salt crystals to do weed control. I am wondering if salt crystals will also cause soft sugar sand in Florida to be more firm and stable for driving over?
Sorry, no idea
Hi Gary: I'm in California and we have the Morton's Clean and Protect and also Diamond Crystal Bright and Soft at our local hardware store, are those equivalent to the Windsor System Saver?
from what I can tell the clean and protect is equivalent.
I was going to as the same question. Thank you. I'm off to store to get Morton's clean and protect
Quick question if you have time to answer. I recently had a softener installed not necessarily do to hard water but because I have elevated levels of manganese. Would you recommend the salt with rust remover?
I know this is an old video but wanted to comment in hopes you see it and can answer.
I've recently left city water to well water and have hard/iron water. The house came with a water boss 900 that works quite well. I have 15g hardness with 3ppm iron so I run it at 30 setting per manual.
Thanks to your videos I've learned a ton and recently learned I need to clean the media every few months for the iron to not foul.
We're currently using a rust defender salt from Morton that works pretty good.
Do you think I should also periodically apply iron out to the brine well on top of the rust defense salt use?
Thanks for all the support in your videos. You can easily see your passion!
Yes, we still reply to all videos. I would defenitely use iron out once a year to help with the cleaner in the salt. But, I should also mention that 3 parts per million of iron is more than the water softener can handle long term. I would suggest you consider an iron filter before the water softener like one of these waterestore.com/products/hum-chemical-free-iron-sulphur-manganese-fok-filter-1-5-cube and clean or replace the the injector in your water softener at least once per year . This video shows you how th-cam.com/video/RifowwJpqz8/w-d-xo.html
@@water_estore we have rather limited space in this utility room with no other spaces that work for the extra equipment. We might be able to squeeze that in, and will have to measure and look up the dims to double check.
Do you think replacing the water boss 900 with the water boss 900-IF would solve or still not strong enough on the 3ppm?
Is it possible to go from potassium to sodium tablets?
Potassium has gotten very expensive around my area and was wonder if I can make the transition?
Yes, no problem at all.
Gary, great videos watching for the third time! Do you know what chemicals are in the iron removing windsor salt? We drink the softened water and want to know whats in it before we switch?
I don't know, you can contact the manufacturer and ask them.
@@water_estore Thanks Gary, will do and report back!
Hi I been using Morton block salt at Lowe’s
And how are they working for you?
@@water_estore so far no problems with using the block salt our rain soft system is going on 1 year at the end of this month or first week in October
Hi Gary I use WINDSOR CLEAN PROTECT water softener salt, do you think is good?
Yes, absolutely. That replaced the Windsor System Saver salt.
So salt is either Sodium-Chloride or Potassium-Chloride with additional cleaners optionally mixed in?
And the reason to not use normal table salt is that it contains a lot of dirt?
Water softeners can use either Sodium Chloride or Potassium Chloride as a regenerant, only the Sodium Chloride is salt based. I have never used table salt but it should work. Rock salt has too much dirt in it.
@@water_estore Many thanks!
windsor salt the more expensive one out west $7 AND the bag is 18kg vs sifto 20kg for less money $5.69
Yes, the best does cost more.
Can we used cooking salt for water softener?
Yes, but water softener salt is much less costly.
Will adding a whole house water filtration system in combination with a water softener system reduce the amount of salt needed by the water softener system?
Great question! Only if your water source is well water with iron in it and you are using the water softener to remove the iron. If you are on a water source without, like city water it will not make any difference.
@@water_estore ok thank you - i thought the whole house water filter would remove 98% of minerals in the water thereby reduce the amount of salt needed to remove calcium and magnesium.
@@mikefa5891 Most water filters do not filter out calcium or magnesium (but they do filter out a zillion other things, many of which are indeed beneficial to water taste or smell to be removed).
Nice video and explanation. thanks!
My water became way too slippery. TDS meter reads at 200 (after the acid neutralizer and water softener) with high PH of 9+). TDS read after the RO system cut it to 13.
The TDS reads in the house are higher than the row well water. Im confused. soft/slippery water should have low TDS read.....
Good question. TDS increases after softening. Softening works on ion exchange but since it is not 100% efficient the TDS is usually about 100% higher after the softener. Both hard and soft water can have a medium or high TDS.
@@water_estore oh... but if so how can one determine if he has soft or hard water afterwards? also, the TDS meter guides us to check the efficiency of the water filtration system and purity of the water. How can we use it after the softener?
Sean you need to test the water for hardness, not TDS. Hardness test determines if the water softener is working or not. TDS just tells you the total dissolved solids amount in parts per million.
@@water_estore I see. how do i check the real hardness?
@@Sean-Aviation this video will help th-cam.com/video/rLXlIK1MJ9s/w-d-xo.html
Can I mix these different kinds of salts if I chose the system saver and rust remover?
Yes, no problem.
@@water_estore thank you so much
I got an inflatable jacuzzi & I was wondering if I could use it in there instead of chlorine. I want salt water jacuzzi instead.
Denise Vick don’t know, you would need to ask a hot tub guy.
What is the taste of water using potasium chloride? Is it better than sodium chloride ?
It is almost identical. You could likely not tell the difference.
how about Morton clean protect last 40lbs its a yellow and blue bag. i get them at home depot, are they any good?
I don't know, never used it.
My neighbor uses the Morton's clean protect for years with no issues. I just got a water softener and that is what he recommended to me.
Gary, where’s that link about how much salt to fill your tank? It wasn’t up there in the corner, where you pointed. 😳
Pretty sure a few inches above the water level is all you need :)
I have a softener but my cold water smells like creek water and it grosses me out, I tested my water and test came out good but it still smells like creek water
Add a carbon filter
Can I mix the potassium chloride with the system saver? Thank you
Yes, no problem.
How much potassium should I put in my brine tank?
I live in Texas and I don't think we have access to Windsor products. Would any "System Saver" salt be just as good as the Windsor System Saver II? Thank you.
Thanks Gary
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Gary, can the brine cleaning product Res Care be used in a tank that is using the windsor rust remover pellets?
Gabriel Cash yes it can.
@@water_estore thank you, Gary!
I use diamond crystal solar naturals salt crystal. I noticed that during regenerating my tank gets full of water and when it’s done the salt stays dirty. Is this normal?
Likely there is some dirt on the salt. Since the water absorbs the salt but not the dirt, the dirt gets left behind.
Does a Triple Zeolite Z brand can be use in a Dupure Water Softener?
You mentioned that some salts are incompatible with some softeners, but never explained that. How do I know what I can and can't use?
Viqua makes a softener that supposedly removes sulphur. Those ones use only rock Salt. All other that I know of can use any salt.
Thanks for this video. Which aftermarket salts are compatible with a Culligan system?
Good question! Every salt is compatible with Culligan water softeners but they recommend their own salt which is similar to rock salt. Not sure why they would recommend a salt with the impurities still in it?
Evaporated sodium chloride.
I always have a problem with pellets not dissolving.
They do dissolve slowly.
Gary, What # of hardness should you set the water softener for?
The setting is based on how hard your water is and how much iron or manganese is present. You will need to have your water tested to find out.
What are you thoughts on Pro Picks Dura-cube?
I don't know as I've never used it.
@GarytheWaterGuy okay thanks, running out of options in New Tecumseth
what is extra course mean
I’m not sure. In what context did you hear it being used?
Culligan salt turned my water scummy in the tank going back to Windsor system saver.
Yes, good move!
Can I run my softener without salt to see if it works properly?
Sure you can but it won't soften the water and eventually it will clog with calcium and magnesium
Can i mix the iron and the system saver?
+Bateman Furfur yes you can. No problem!
My iron filter makes a loud bang noise when regenerating any idea why?
Probably the valves shifting into next cycle. Mine are fairly loud when they shift.
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Where to store the salt?
Lucy Savery ideally indoors to keep away humidity but you can store outdoors and cover with plastic.
can i put the salt directly in water?@@water_estore
@@lindalefebvre6189 Sorry, I don't understand the question. Do you mean add it directly into the water in the water softener or something else?
i mean directly in the well?@@water_estore
@@lindalefebvre6189 no, that will not work. You may want to check out this video of mine that explains how a water softener works to understand why th-cam.com/video/udmE-hhh084/w-d-xo.html
What about block salt?
Nope, won’t work, not enough surface area for the water to absorb the required concentration.
where can I buy the salt that you recommend at the end?? I live in Texas or is there a different brand that I can get here in Texas?? thanks in advance
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Why is not this video captioned or deaf friendly? I am deaf and need subtitles, please.
Sorry about that. I will try to figure out how to add them.
@@water_estore Thank you, Gary the Water Guy! :D
Why are there so many fucking types of salt lol
Hello Sir I am Pandurang Salgar from India ( Bharat ) I want the information of salt making process and salt tablet content. I want to open a manufacturing plant of salt tablet. Can you help me in this????? @garythewaterguy
Sorry, no, I know nothing about salt making
What about salt blocks?
good question but no, they do not have enough surface area for the water to absorb the salt.