Why is potassium chloride pellets so expensive?

Why is potassium chloride pellets so expensive?

Potassium chloride also is a naturally occurring mineral and is used primarily in agriculture. Because extracting potassium chloride from the earth is more costly than mining sodium chloride, potassium chloride is more expensive.

What is potassium chloride pellets used for?

Morton® Potassium Chloride Pellets are a 99% sodium free choice for your water softener, so you can soften your water without increasing sodium intake.

Is potassium chloride safe in water softeners?

The use of potassium chloride in water softeners instead of sodium chloride can diminish the perceived environmental impact of brine discharge because potassium chloride is considered a healthy nutrient for both humans and plants.

Which salt is better sodium chloride or potassium chloride?

For price-sensitive customers and for customers with no sodium-related health concerns, sodium chloride is an excellent choice. It’s effective, inexpensive, easily obtained and usable in any water softener. On the other hand, potassium chloride would be a better choice for other kinds of customers.

Why is potassium chloride in bottled water?

Many of the ingredients that are added to bottled water occur naturally in tap water and in our daily diets. Potassium chloride, for example, is a chemical compound that is often used as a supplement for potassium, which benefits heart health and aids normal muscular and digestive functions.

Can KCl cause death?

Although KCl is quite safe when administered orally, it is lethal at 75-150 mg/kg IV. Injection of a lethal dose of KCl produces death by cardiac arrest. KCl eliminates the potassium concentration gradient in cardiac muscle, and the depolarized muscle cannot repolarize.

Can I mix potassium chloride pellets with salt pellets in my water softener?

Sodium chloride (salt) and potassium chloride water softening salts are both effective in softening your water. The two products can also be used interchangeably or be mixed in together.

Is potassium chloride better than salt pellets?

Potassium chloride may be slightly more expensive than salt and the unit will regenerate more often since potassium chloride is not as efficient as salt. We recommend setting the water hardness 20% higher if using potassium chloride instead of salt.

Why is potassium chloride bad for you?

Avoid taking potassium supplements or products that contain potassium when you’re on potassium chloride medication. You might end up with too much potassium in the blood, leading to health complications like irregular heartbeats or a heart attack.

Does potassium chloride raise blood pressure?

Clinical and epidemiologic studies suggest that the intake of potassium chloride lowers blood pressure.

Where to buy potassium chloride?

The vast majority of potassium chloride is produced as agricultural and industrial grade potash in Saskatchewan, Canada, as well as Russia and Belarus.

Is potassium chloride harmful to the body?

Some people who take potassium supplements experience side effects, mostly of a gastrointestinal nature. Abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea are commonly reported, but people taking enteric-coated potassium chloride tablets may develop intestinal ulcers, as well.

Does potassium chloride taste salty?

Potassium chloride does taste a bit salty, but too much of it and you taste a metallic bitterness, so it only goes so far. The only other chemical that tastes wonderfully salty like sodium is lithium. Lithium’s not a great candidate as a substitute. It’s poisonous.

Where can you buy Calcium Chloride pellets?

Peladowtm brand calcium chloride pellets are the defacto standard of pellet deicers in North America, and are available in truckload shipments directly from our locations in Ludington, MI, Mansfield, MA, and Piscataway, NJ.