What it does for your water
The Compass Minerals 38240 40 lb Potassium Chloride Softener Pellets is softener salt in potassium chloride pellets form, 40 lb per bag.
Potassium chloride replaces sodium chloride for households limiting sodium; it costs more, and makers often call for a higher salt setting with it.
Keep the salt level above the water in the brine tank, and break up any crust (bridging) if the level stops dropping.
From the listing: model 38240; bag 40 lb.
The listing gives a shipping weight of 40 lb and home storage;cleaning supplies;liquid-fabric-softener in the box.
Is it the right unit for your house?
Choose it when
- Topping up a salt-based softener
Pass on it when
- Salt-free conditioners
Where it wins and where it loses
Wins
- Potassium chloride pellets
- 40 lb
Loses
- Heavy bags to carry
- Costs more than sodium chloride
Limits to know about
- Figures are the maker's or seller's own; check fit and capacity against your water test and your equipment's manual.
Maker's figures
Every figure below comes from the source shown in brackets. Where the maker doesn't state something, we say so instead of estimating.
| Model number | 38240 | Retailer |
|---|---|---|
| Product weight | 40 lb | Retailer |
| Bag size | 40 lb | Retailer |
Units to weigh against it
Other softener salt in the catalog
Final verdict
A sound potassium chloride for topping up a salt-based softener.
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