What it does for your water
The Diamond Crystal Sun Gems CA40EC 50 lb Solar Salt Crystals is softener salt in solar crystals form, 50 lb per bag, 99.6% pure.
Solar salt crystals cost less and suit most softeners; they leave a little more insoluble residue than evaporated pellets.
Top the brine tank up before the salt drops below the water line, and check for a hard crust if the level stops falling.
From the listing: purity 99.6%; bag 50 lb.
The listing gives a shipping weight of 40 lb.
Is it the right unit for your house?
Choose it when
- Topping up a salt-based softener
Pass on it when
- Salt-free conditioners
Where it wins and where it loses
Wins
- Solar crystals
- 50 lb
- 99.6% purity
Loses
- Heavy bags to carry
Limits to know about
- Figures are the maker's or seller's own; check fit and capacity against your water test and your equipment's manual.
Maker's figures
Every figure below comes from the source shown in brackets. Where the maker doesn't state something, we say so instead of estimating.
| Age range | Adult | Retailer |
|---|---|---|
| Product weight | 40 lb | Retailer |
| Purity (maker) | 99.6% | Retailer |
| Bag size | 50 lb | Retailer |
Units to weigh against it
Other softener salt in the catalog
- Home and Country USA SS50 50 lb Solar Salt Crystals
- Morton Pure & Natural 40 lb Solar Salt Crystals
- Diamond Crystal Solar Naturals 40 lb Solar Salt Crystals
- BWT 8 kg Softener Salt Pellets
Every softener salt on one grid · All Diamond Crystal units we cover
Final verdict
A sound solar salt crystals for topping up a salt-based softener.
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