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Water Softener Salt in Dishwashers |
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Post# 896052 , Reply# 1   8/28/2016 at 14:13 (2,797 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida)   |   | |
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No, dishwasher salt is completely different and purer than solar salt. I use Somat or the Miele Dishwasher salts. If you are thinking of using Solar or home water softener salts,it will ruin the water softener in the dishwasher. I pay about $12 a box and it lasts about 6 months. But that's with my water hardness, your mileage may vary.
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Post# 896074 , Reply# 3   8/28/2016 at 16:13 (2,797 days old) by eronie (Flushing Michigan)   |   | |
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Morton Kosher salt will work just fine, it's what I've been using for 3 years in my Kitchen Aid. |
Post# 896078 , Reply# 4   8/28/2016 at 16:51 (2,797 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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Post# 896108 , Reply# 5   8/28/2016 at 22:08 (2,796 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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Post# 896662 , Reply# 6   8/31/2016 at 19:02 (2,793 days old) by marky_mark (From Liverpool. Now living in Palm Springs and Dublin)   |   | |
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After reading this thread, I took this photo while I was shopping in my local supermarket today.
Finish dishwasher salt: 4 kg for 5.99€ (equivalent to US $0.76 per pound or UK £1.27/kg) Store own brand: 3 kg for 1.19€ (equivalent to US $0.20 per pound or UK £0.34/kg)
The Finish salt is almost 4x the price of the store brand. Why? Is it purer? Does it work better or protect the softener more than the store brand? I really don't know! The claims that Finish make is that their dishwasher salt is free from residues and and impurities such as iron, carbonates and anti-caking agents. Finish warns against using other types of salt. But their claims seem to relate to non-softener salts. I believe that dishwasher salt is (or certainly was) available here in pellet form, rather like salt intended for a whole-house water softener. Whole-house water softeners are reasonably common here in Spain and salt is available cheaply in pellet form. Would this work in the dishwasher? I wouldn't like to say!
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Post# 896748 , Reply# 8   9/1/2016 at 13:26 (2,793 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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... I throw some Morton's Kosher salt into the first phase of the cycle.That does nothing to soften the water. Dishwashers that take salt have a built-in water softening mechanism -- a mini version of a whole-house softener. Salt is not injected into the wash/rinse water. It's used to make brine for flushing through the resin beads to regenerate the softener mechanism, then out the drain. Saltwater/brine never contacts the dishware. |
Post# 896809 , Reply# 9   9/1/2016 at 19:52 (2,792 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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You can use any salt that is designed for home water softeners or any table salt for that matter. I would not use salt used for ice melting as most of these contain other chemicals.
If you use water softener salt pellets you may have to crush them for a DW system.
I am always amazed how much money people waste on all kinds of stuff in life, we should all question everything we buy and ask is it really necessary ?.
Plastic trash bags, paper towels, paper napkins, bottled water, Vacuum cleaner bags and almost all brand name items at the grocery store, I never buy any of these items. |
Post# 896811 , Reply# 10   9/1/2016 at 19:56 (2,792 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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You can use any salt that is designed for home water softeners or any table salt for that matter. I would not use salt used for ice melting as most of these contain other chemicals.
If you use water softener salt pellets you may have to crush them for a DW system.
I am always amazed how much money people waste on all kinds of stuff in life, we should all question everything we buy and ask is it really necessary ?.
Plastic trash bags, paper towels, paper napkins, bottled water, Vacuum cleaner bags and almost all brand name items at the grocery store, I never buy any of these items, let a alone water filters for refs, special cleaners for washers and dishwashers. |