Miele Dishwasher Salt, Reactivation Salt with Extra Coarse Grains for Protecting Dishwashers and Dishes from Limescale Deposits, 3.3 lb

Clean cardboard packaging.Odd style, but ultimately useful spout.(The plastic funnel that comes with the Miele dishwasher makes this refilling process work - otherwise, I don't know how you would do it without spilling everywhere.)Maybe salt is essentially salt, but this product seems clean and works well.I like using the Miele brand product with the appliances.Remember to run the washer after refilling, as a few nuggets always seem to escape.

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I've used this salt before, but I'm not sure if it correlates to cleaner dishes. I will pay more attention this time and report results. In the meantime, there seems to be alot of confusion and recommendations about whether this expensive salt is necessary, or can cheaper substitutes be used. I, for one, hate when I'm forced to use a product by the manufacture and acceptable subsitutes are available. This happens in the automotive world alot. Typically, there are specs that can be met, but often are not in substitutes. Consider motor oil. Some motors are very sensitive to not only the grade of oil, but its properties that aren't captured in the grade alone. Think Porsche or BMW M motors. (google ims failure to see what i mean)Most others are more tolerant. It all depends on how deep your knowledge is about the product in question.So on to the salt issue. Here is a reproduction from (erkenswater.com) regarding water softening salt:"What type of salt should I use?""Solar salt (evaporation of seawater) contains slightly more water insoluble material than (evaporated salt from caverns) pellets. If your system regenerates frequently these insoluble materials will build up in the brine tank and need to be cleaned out. If your regeneration time is less frequent these products could be used interchangeably." BTW, rock salt is mined and has more inpurities than either solar or evaporated salt."Rock salt is less expensive in the store. Will it work in my softener?Rock salt will work in a softener; however, because of the relatively high level of water insoluble matter it is not recommended. If used the brine tank will need to be cleaned several times a year depending on the purity of the salt.It appears that the purity of the salt will affect the water softening mechanism of a large residential softening system, and I infer that it may affect the small softening system of the dishwasher too. I have no idea how I might clean the brine tank of my Miele dishwasher, so I'm going with the manufacturer's salt on this one. Good luck to those using substitutes, and I await long term results of those!

Arrived just as shipper advertised

un poco caro, pero es buena