No one knows more about hard water and how to soften it than Morton® Salt! Morton® System Saver® II Pellets are specially formulated to consistently out perform other water softening salts in Morton System Saver water softeners. System Saver® II Pellets enable your water softener to remove almost twice as much dirt and impurities and up to 5% more minerals from your water than plain salt pellets. And that can mean a big difference in the quality of your water.

Morton® System Saver® II Pellets are made from a very high purity salt that has been combined with the patented System Saver® II formula. This formula improves the regeneration efficiency of your softener resin and prevents the build-up of hardness minerals in the valves and screens of your softener.

Morton® System Saver® II Pellets are designed to:

• Make your water cleaner and softer
• Help extend the life of your softener
• Help produce more soft water per regeneration
• Help keep your softener clean. problem free and running longer
• Help keep pipes and appliances stain-free and clog-free
• Improve efficiency of softener resin
• Prevent hardness mineral build-up in valves and screens of your softener

Morton® System Saver® II Pellets come in a handy yellow 40-lb. bag that's easy to lift, carry, open and pour. The easy-open pull-tab opens just wide enough to allow salt to pour out easily, yet enables you to regulate the flow. And the sturdy handle makes it easy for you to carry.

Morton® System Saver® II Pellets Make A Difference in Your Water Softener Too!

Hard water contains traces of dirt, iron and other minerals that can build up in the resin and valves of your water softener. That can lead to expensive repairs. But Morton® System Saver® II Pellets are specially formulated to clean out those traces of dirt and minerals and to help keep your softener clean and problem free - longer than all other salt pellets. System Saver® II Pellets are formulated with salt that is guaranteed 99.5% pure and contains virtually no insolubles that need to be cleaned from your brine tank. For these reasons, Morton® backs System Saver® II Pellets with a total satisfaction guarantee.

Performance Data

We have received numerous requests from dealers and customers about the use of potassium chloride (s/b KCl) as a regenerant for water softeners. As a result, we set up two identical water softeners and regenerated one with sodium chloride and one with potassium chloride. Both units were exhausted with 13-gpg hard water. From the capacity data we obtained, it appears that potassium chloride can be substituted directly for sodium chloride in a water softener with no loss of capacity.

Experiments conducted in homes indicate consumers noticed no difference in taste between sodium or potassium regenerated softeners. There was also no noticeable change in the feel of the water softened by either regenerant.

The potassium chloride was supplied to us in a granulated form and the sodium chloride was furnished as pellets. Caking experiments showed granular potassium chloride was much more prone to caking and salt bridging than was sodium chloride. We also found that the solubility of potassium chloride fluctuates with temperature whereas the solubility of sodium chloride does not. In areas of the country where outside installations subject the brine tank to wide fluctuations in temperature the use of potassium chloride could result in brine draw fouling.

Health Concerns

There has been considerable concern expressed about what health effects, if any, potassium might have on individuals drinking water that has been softened with a potassium chloride regenerated water softener. There have been numerous papers written on the subject with most of the published information showing that potassium deficiency is common in certain population groups. There is some information; however, that shows that elevated levels of potassium can cause serious health problems.

Since we are not doctors or nutritionists and do not make any health claims on this product, we suggest consumers consult their own physician before using potassium chloride as a regenerant. Following is a summary of a few papers regarding the health effects of potassium.

"... Be wary, of salt substitutes containing potassium chloride. It's bitter and doesn't taste much like salt. Too much potassium can cause problems for people with heart, blood pressure, or kidney conditions."
      Gail Levey, MS., R.D.
      Good Food- March. 1987

"... Controversy continues about whether and what kind of dietary advice given to the general population is justified. For example, although there is clinical, experimental, and epidemiological evidence supporting an inverse association between dietary potassium intake and blood pressure, recommendations to increase dietary potassium intake are generally considered unwarranted..."
       New England Journal of Medicine
      January, 1987

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