Guides
Water Softener Salt, Explained
Straight answers to the questions people in Central Illinois ask about hard water and softener salt. Every number comes from the utility, a government agency or the salt makers, and each guide lists its sources.
Peoria water
How Hard Is the Water in Peoria?
Utility numbers for Peoria and Pekin, the USGS scale, and what it means for your softener.
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Salt usage
How Much Salt Does a Water Softener Use?
The manufacturer averages, what pushes usage up, and how that turns into bags per year.
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Tank levels
How Often Should You Add Salt to a Water Softener?
How often to check the tank, how full to keep it, and how much water belongs in the bottom.
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Troubleshooting
Water Softener Salt Bridge: How to Find It and Fix It
Why a full-looking tank can stop working, how to check for a bridge, and how to break it safely.
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Choosing salt
Solar Salt vs Pellets: Which Water Softener Salt Is Best?
Solar crystals, pellets, rock salt and potassium compared, plus the two salts we deliver.
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Iron and rust
Rust Remover Water Softener Salt: Do You Need It?
What orange stains mean, what rust-fighting salt does, and its limits.
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The sensor
How a Smart Water Softener Salt Sensor Works
What the brine tank sensor does, what install needs, and who owns it.
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Delivery or DIY
Softener Salt Delivery vs Buying and Hauling Bags Yourself
What doing it yourself really involves, next to what a sensor plan covers.
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Never Think About Salt Again
A sensor goes in, we watch it, and salt shows up before you run out. No contract, no lifting, no reminder to snooze.