dishwasher salt

On most dishwashers, an automatic sensing system will notify the user when more dishwasher salt is required.

Some dishwasher detergents are marketed as not requiring the use of dishwasher salt.

Dishwasher salt is a particular grade of granulated, crystalline sodium chloride intended for use in dishwashers.

In very hard water areas, the amount of phosphate may still be insufficient and the manual addition of dishwasher salt into the detergent compartment is recommended.

Dishwasher salt removes the calcium which has been absorbed by the resin, so more calcium can be removed by the unit when the machine is used again.

Dishwasher salt, which is coarse-grained sodium chloride (table salt), is used to recharge the resin in the built-in ion-exchange system.

Like water softener salt, dishwasher salt regenerates ion exchange resins, and removes the calcium and magnesium ions that characterize hard water.

Dishwasher salt is 95% sodium chloride; an anticaking agent (e.g. sodium ferrocyanide or potassium ferrocyanide) constitutes the remaining 5%.

Some dishwasher detergents are marketed for use in hard water areas for dishwashers which do not have a built-in water softener (and therefore do not use any dishwasher salt).

Some newer dishwashers allow the use of "all in one" tablets/detergents (which include an amount of water softener along with detergent and a rinse agent) and are marketed as an alternative to using separate salt and rinse aid, but dishwasher salt must still be added to the salt compartment in very hard water areas.