Are pellets better than coarse salt for water softening?
First we must ask what type of salt is being used. Coarse salt that is mined as rock salt is the dirtiest and thus is the least quality. Pellets that are made from purified table salt are the cleanest and thus the best quality. Coarse salt derived as solar salt is much cleaner than rock salt, however, there are still some insoluble impurities. Pellets produced from the fines of the solar salt are a lesser desirable quality as they have all of the dirt that has fallen to the bottom with the fines. This product is greatly deceiving given that pellet made from food salt are the best.
