About to add salt for first time, second guessing my choice....

[CelticsFanForever]

After researching past threads, I settled on buying 40lb bags of Diamond Crystal 40-lbs Salt Pellets. Here's the link to the product on the Lowes website:

http://www.lowes.com/ProductDisplay...Store=true&partNumber=25654-113-100123420#img

Right on the website, it says 99.8% pure and I was expecting it to say this on the bag too......but it doesn't and now I'm second guessing myself. And now I'm reading a different thread on here that says I probably bought the wrong stuff. Should have gotten solar salt I guess? Can someone confirm before I start dumping them in and potentially mess everything up? Thanks.

 

[woodyp]

I'd take it back. Those "pellets" are for water softeners. Just get regular ol pool salt. Walmart even has it. Several here use Solar Salt.

 

[JasonLion]

The pellets will work, though we don't normally recommend them. Solar salt is just a little better and often a bit less expensive. The only difference is that the pellets dissolve a little more slowly, but that isn't actually a problem.

 

[CelticsFanForever]

Well if it's not recommended, I don't want to do it my first time out with an SWG

So, I should just get this stuff then:

http://www.lowes.com/pd_15203-62226...alt&pl=1&currentURL=?Ntt=pool+salt&facetInfo=

Mortons pool salt......I read a couple reviews somewhere talking about their being black stuff in their bags of salt, so I was going to steer clear. Sounds like I should just go with Mortons though.

Thanks everyone.

 

[JasonLion]

If you already have it, the reason why it is not recommended (costs more) is invalid.

If you are buying more, I would get the solar salt (blue bags), unless pool salt costs the same (it is almost always noticeably more expensive).

 

[Kiss4aFrog]

+1 w/Jason. If you already have it, just go ahead and use it. It's just a matter of cost and not performance.