didn't know about a better quality of salt though, will check on that. We've had the water tested and it tests "ok" according to the samples. and it was tested by an independent lab (not the service co we use monthly). We feel we are stuck between a rock and a hard place so to speak. But if we don't keep the monthly service, then our water starts smelling like rotten eggs (sulfur), so they do provide some level of service just not as good as we want.................

and if you've ever vacationed in the panhandle of FL, you know what "Florida water smells like" yucky! :-)