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uk brands of potassium chloride dishwasher salt

Little_Ghost_again - 24-12-2014 at 16:47

Hi and merry christmas

Anyone in the UK no of any brands of water softner salt that is potassium chloride? I have looked and looked and the ones I can find info on have sodium chloride in.
NO supermarkets near me have any that say potassium chloride, a couple dont say whats in them but dont say sodium free as well.
So any UK brands I can get online?

Thanks everyone

macckone - 24-12-2014 at 19:06

Not in the UK but my understanding is that culligan care cubes are sold in the UK.

Little_Ghost_again - 25-12-2014 at 05:41

Hi do you mean calgon?
Thats a pretty expensive way to buy it :(.Thanks though and a merry Christmas to you

macckone - 25-12-2014 at 09:24

Culligan is a brand that is apparently sold in the US and UK.

[Edited on 25-12-2014 by macckone]

Mailinmypocket - 25-12-2014 at 14:31

Check at a home improvement store. Do you have Sifto brand salt over there? I bought 25kg of potassium chloride at Home Depot in the form of large pellets

Little_Ghost_again - 25-12-2014 at 16:10

Hi
No we dont have a home improvement store for around 60-70 miles, hence the need to buy it online. P&P costs a fortune but its no cheaper going to pick it up.
I have looked on ebay and amazon but cant find it, I can find it as a chemical no problem but then your paying top prices for 200g.

hyfalcon - 26-12-2014 at 04:58

LG

http://www.amazon.com/Cargill-13600-Diamond-Potassium-Chlori...

[Edited on 26-12-2014 by hyfalcon]

Little_Ghost_again - 26-12-2014 at 05:48

Quote: Originally posted by hyfalcon  
LG

http://www.amazon.com/Cargill-13600-Diamond-Potassium-Chlori...

[Edited on 26-12-2014 by hyfalcon]


Hi
I couldnt find that on the uk site, really odd

Little_Ghost_again - 26-12-2014 at 05:57

tried culligans cubes and can only find sodium ones
http://www.tradingdepot.co.uk/DEF/product/!!AQDCUBES!!/
Is there some kind of mental EU ban on potassium chloride or something?:

[Edited on 26-12-2014 by Little_Ghost_again]

hyfalcon - 26-12-2014 at 10:12

Possibly, in my search I saw a paper reporting the results of elevated potassium levels due to softeners.

Little_Ghost_again - 26-12-2014 at 17:01

Quote: Originally posted by hyfalcon  
Possibly, in my search I saw a paper reporting the results of elevated potassium levels due to softeners.

Yeah there i certainly strange that in quantity its hard to get hold of.
I might go upto Glasgow in the new year and look around some the bigger shops there.