Granular Water Softener Salt
With its coarse grains, granular salt is an alternative for preparing the brine needed to regenerate resin in water softening systems suitable for granular salt. Unlike tablets, it is in free crystal form. The choice depends on the salt form recommended for the softener, the brine tank, consumption and water treatment conditions.
What Granular Salt Does
Ion exchange resins are used in water softening systems that reduce the calcium and magnesium ions causing hardness. The sodium chloride solution prepared in the regeneration cycle readies the resin for reuse. Granular salt is one of the solid salt options for making this solution in a way that suits the softener design.
Where It Is Used
- Industrial water softeningIn ion exchange systems preparing process water.
- Regeneration tanks of commercial facilitiesIn systems where the equipment manufacturer allows the granular form.
- Hotels, hospitality and laundriesIn softeners feeding hot water and washing lines.
- Boiler feed water pre-treatmentIn softening units compatible with the equipment.
- Utility water lines in food plantsIn service water and auxiliary treatment systems; the salt is not added to food.
- Large salt dissolving tanksIn brine preparation tanks where a suitable granular product is chosen.
The use described here is preparing brine in the salt tank of suitable regeneration systems; it is not a direct additive to drinking water or a disinfectant.
Granular Salt and Salt Tablets: the Difference
Granular salt consists of free crystals, while salt tablets are pressed pieces. This physical difference can affect how the salt behaves in the tank, how it dissolves and the maintenance routine. The right choice should rest on the salt form the equipment manufacturer recommends and the product's actual technical properties.
Information Needed for Selection
- Softener brand and model
- Brine tank capacity
- Monthly consumption
- Required grain grade
- Packaging preference
- Delivery region
Packaging and Quotation
25 kg PP or PE bags and 1000 kg and 1250 kg big bags are assessed according to product availability and order conditions. See all packaging options
Frequently asked questions
Can granular salt replace tablets in every system?
No. The salt form recommended for the equipment and the brine tank requirements must be checked.
Is granular salt added directly to drinking water?
No. The use on this page is preparing brine in the salt tank of suitable regeneration systems.
What is the grain size in millimetres?
The product range confirmed by a current sieve analysis is shared at the quotation stage.
Packaging and shipping
- Bags
- 25 kg PP or PE
- Big bag
- 1000 kg or 1250 kg
Granular Water Softener Salt
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