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Old 06-04-2025, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Nana2Teddy View Post
You are likely using the potassium salt rather than the sodium. The sodium works great and is very cheap. I think less than $10/bag. The water tastes better too with the sodium IMHO.
Exactly. Our Pegasus system was initially set up for Potassium. Unfortunately, it caused GI issues for SHMBO and for the dog.

When we had the system serviced, I asked about switching to Sodium. The tech said to just start using sodium and eventually, all of the Potassium would be flushed out of the system. No adjustments needed to ba made to the settings. Since we're still not full timers, the 40 lb bag lasts 4-6 months...
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