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09-20-17, 05:47 AM

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Powdered salt at bottom of bag

Simple question: should I avoid adding the powered salt at the bottom of the bag when I add a bag of pellets to the water softener?

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09-20-17, 06:18 AM

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Nope, dump it all in. When the water softener regenerates that chamber is filled with water to dissolve the salt. The fine powder will dissolve along with the pellets.

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