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i know i have asked this before guys but have since forgotten the answer, what kind of salt to add to customers pool for a gold line generator. thanx miles justice

Lots of dealers are using non-iodized household salt (50 lb bags).

Any salt is okay as long as it is 99.5% pure. Do not use water softener salt with anti-caking agents, metal control agents or rock salt (too dirty).

Some companies make a specialized salt that includes numerous additives especially designed for salt water chlorine generators.
Rick Bays

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Rick Bays

thanks rick, i appreciate your time and help.
miles justice

rick, just got off the phone with a local pool store that you are aware of and i will not name here but was told to use mortons non-iodized water softener salt?
i was under the impression that softener salt was not good for this application, help.
miles

there are several kinds of water softener salts. Some with additives, but you can also by plain old 99.5% pure salt that is packaged for water softeners. Just read the fine print on the bag. If it's just salt it's fine to use. $3.50 a bag at home depot beats $15 per bag at the pool store!

thanks andrew, appreciate the info.
miles, aztek pools

Check the bag carefully. Salt must be SODIUM CHLORIDE. make sure you do not get sold POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, which is also sold for water softeners. Another 'salt' which is sometimes used in error is sodium cyanide which is sold as Yellow Prussia salt (or something like that). As long as your salt is sodium chloride, you're OK. Ross Townsend