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Some on social media claim that water softener salt is a cheaper alternative to rock salt for melting ice on your driveway. Here's the reality.

The best water softeners work by either removing heavy minerals from the water using a process called ion exchange or by neutralizing these minerals so they cannot bind together. Traditional ...