8kg Block salt and 10kg Tablet salt comparison data

	Tablet salt	Block salt
Pack size	10Kg bag with handle	8kg bag with handle
Delivered price per kg May 2024	72.8p per kg	92.63p per kg
Physical form	Compacted salt: multiple tablets in each bag, easy to handle.	Compacted salt: 2 x 4Kg bricks in each pack, easy to handle.
Effect in water softener	Dissolves and becomes brine	Dissolves and becomes brine
Rate of consumption	Same	Same
Availability	Multiple sources available nationwide	Kinetico™ dealers and Harveys™ block salt dealers only

Here's a little known fact: IMPORTANT

All water softeners use brine to regenerate, not dry salt. There is absolutely no difference between brine made from block salt or brine made from tablet salt.

The real difference is just marketing. We know, we sell both at Ensign - The Water Softener Centre

You can use block salt in a tablet salt water softener and you can use tablet salt in a block salt softener.

10Kg Tablet salt is consumed at the same rate, does exactly the same job in the water softener and costs a lot less than 8Kg block salt.

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