You don’t need to perform a daily salt inspection like you’re guarding Fort Knox. Check the salt level once a month. That’s it. Think of it as a gentle reminder: “Hey, you own an appliance.” If you have a family of four, you’ll likely need to add a full bag of salt every six to eight weeks. If you live alone and your biggest water use is a epic, two-hour TikTok bath, you might stretch that to three months.
Here’s a shocking fact: too much salt is worse than too little. Overfilling can cause salt bridges (that hockey puck effect), or worse, make your softener regenerate too often, wasting water and salt like a teenager using a garden hose for a water fight. Aim for “enough,” not “enough to build a new driveway.”
