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What is in pool salt?

Updated: 12/10/2022
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Pool salt is mostly sodium chloride (common salt) and a few impurity's. Unless you are running a magnesium chloride system which consist of magnesium chloride and potassium chloride. Its Depends on which kind of pool salt you have most pool salt is from the ocean. Thank You for asking the question.

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