I was in the store today, and I saw Morton Rust Removing Water Softener Pellets. They say they are 99.8% salt. So what makes them rust removing? Or is this just the magic of marketing? I would imagine there must be some sort of difference between this product and the other water softener salts on the market.
Morton Rust Removing Water Softener Pellets
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They contain a special chemical to prevent rust buildup in a water softener, which we don't recommend adding to the pool. In practice this particular chemical is not a big deal, but always better to avoid any un-needed chemicals to avoid complications.
I figured it had something added to it, but 99.8% salt is pretty pure so I wasn't sure. I understand not wanting any un-needed chemicals, but could it be beneficial for pools with significant iron issues? I'm curious what the added chemical is.
Citric Acid (<0.5%)
If you have chlorine in the water, it will use up chlorine and otherwise do more or less nothing.
If you have chlorine in the water, it will use up chlorine and otherwise do more or less nothing.
Yes, kind of. In a water softener there would be citric acid added constantly, which would help keep iron in solution instead of staining. But in a pool you are doing a one time application without the other steps of an AA treatment, which would use up chlorine and not do much else.