During the 1980s, Harvey Bowden discovered the Block Salt which is widely used worldwide to reduce the hardness of water. In the year 1950, the Kinetico Ltd. brought the salt softener in blocks in the market. Prior to this only the table salt or granules were being used in the market to soften the water.

Since the advent of Kinetico water softener salt block there was huge demand and continues. In all over the world, people are getting water from different suppliers and no wonder how many harmful bacteria are present in the water. Sometimes these the supplied water consists of lot of impurities and harmful minerals that enter the human body resulting into dangerous diseases.

People from different countries employ different types of cleaning and softening techniques as the water differs from country to country. One most commonly used method is to soften the water using water softener salt blocks. Block salt is meant to reduce the hardening of the metal concentration in the water. It also helps in getting riddance from all such impurities. This type of salt softener is used in many softening methods where the heavy ions of magnesium and calcium are changed by lighter potassium or sodium ions.

The water softener salt blocks help in softening the hardness of water. Although there are numerous options available in the market to soften the water but these salt blocks have their own effectiveness. Block salt is easy to use and easy to weigh because it is available in small and compact sized packets. It is to note that 4kg of salt is enough to soften the water of the whole water purifying plant.

These water softener salt blocks are made of naturally formed chemical that helps in removing the ions from hard water. It is formed by the deposition of various minerals under the earth's surface and by the evaporation of lakes and oceans.

The Hanson family has been involved with the supply and delivery of animal feeds and agricultural products for over 100 years. Over the years the company has progressed and diversified and now is one the largest water softener salt blocks suppliers in the UK.

Visit our website www.hansonsalt.co.uk for more information on Water softener salt blocks and Water softner salt tablets.