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Old 05-24-2025, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Risuli View Post
Had the Nova water filter and softener system installed in June last year. I too was concerned about the flushing onto the lawn and how it might impact the grass.

Started out using the potassium tablets to protect the grass, but at $40 per bag was pretty expensive. Switched to the salt tablets, at well under $10 per bag, and haven't looked back and the grass near the discharge seems fine.
We switched from potassium to sodium too, but mostly because I thought the tap water had a metallic taste and wanted to see how it tasted with the sodium instead. It’s much better so we’re sticking with sodium, and as a bonus we’re saving quite a bit of money too.