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40 lbs. Water Softener Salt Pellets Clean and Protect

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  • Helps prevent hard water spots on dishes, faucets and tile
  • Compatible with most water softeners
  • Fights build-up and extends the life of your water softener
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About This Product

Morton Clean and Protect Water Softener Salt is formulated to prevent buildup in pipes and appliances, helping to extend their life and improve efficiency. For the many households that have hard water, it is a solution for softer water that provides many added benefits. When used, Morton Water Softener Salt Pellets help not only to decrease the buildup hard water can cause in pipes and appliances and make dishes easier to clean, but also leaves hair and skin feeling softer after washing and bathing. To continue to see the benefits of Morton Water Softener Salt Pellets, it is recommended that every other month you add between 2 and 4 new bags to your tank, depending on the number of people in your household. In order to make carrying and pouring our 40 lbs. bags easier, this bag features a sturdy plastic handle an easy-tear opening.

Highlights

  • Extends appliance life: Morton Salt clean and protect water softener salt helps reduce buildup inside your pipes, which extends their life and improves appliance efficiency
  • Softer feeling skin and hair: helps soften water to avoid the dryness to skin and hair that hard water can cause
  • Less buildup: use Morton Salt water softener salt pellets in your softener to decrease the buildup that hard water can leave inside your pipes and appliances that use water
  • Easier cleaning: soft water leaves your glasses, dishes and faucets sparkling clean and virtually spot free, making cleaning a breeze
  • Conveniently designed: this 40 lbs. bag features an easy-tear opening and sturdy plastic handle, making it easier to lift, open and pour
  • Made by Morton Salt, the salt experts: each of our water softener salt options is designed to meet your hard water needs with quality you can trust since 1848
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Product Information

Internet # 100089553

Model # 1500

Store SKU # 208124

Specifications

Dimensions: H 4 in, W 13 in, D 21 in

Dimensions

Product Depth (in.)

21 in

Product Height (in.)

4 in

Product Width (in.)

13 in

Details

Features

Works with all water softeners

Pack Size

1

Product Weight (lb.)

40 lb

Reduces

Other

Salt Type

Sodium Chloride

Texture/form

Pellet

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

none

Questions & Answers

How many bags of Morton Pellets comes on a pallet.
ByJun 22, 2026
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We recommend checking with your local store to confirm pallet configurations.

By|Jun 23, 2026


    What’s the difference between the yellow green or blue bag of Morton water softening salt?
    ByJun 20, 2026
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    Morton® Clean and Protect® Pellets (yellow bag) are specially formulated with very high purity salt combined with resin cleaning additives. Available sizes: 25 lb, 40 lb, 44 lb (Club) bags Morton® Clean and Protect® + Rust Defense® Pellets (green bag) are salt combined with resin cleaning and rust defense additives. It is the go-to product when iron is noticeably present in your water supply. Available size: 40 lb, 44 lb (Club) bags Morton® Pure and Natural® crystals (blue bag) are pure salt harvested from natural salt brine through solar evaporation. Available sizes: 40 lb, 44 lb (Club) bags

    By|Jun 23, 2026


      What is the difference between the pellets and crystals
      ByMay 19, 2026
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      Morton Water Softener products are all high-quality water softening products for use in your water softener. Morton® Clean and Protect® Pellets are sodium chloride combined with resin cleaning additives. Morton® Clean and Protect® + Rust Defense® Pellets are sodium chloride combined with resin cleaning and rust defense additives. It is the go-to product when iron is noticeably present in your water supply. Morton® Pure and Natural® crystals are pure salt harvested from natural salt brine through solar evaporation.

      By|May 20, 2026


        Ehat is the size of each pellet ?
        ByMay 16, 2026
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        The typical size of Morton Clean & Protect and Morton Clean & Protect Plus Rust Defense Pellets is: 1 1/4" long to 3/4" wide to 1/2" thick. However, that size may vary depending on the salt source and production facility.

        By|May 19, 2026

          The typical size of Morton Clean & Protect and Morton Clean & Protect Plus Rust Defense Pellets is: 1 1/4" long to 3/4" wide to 1/2" thick. However, that size may vary depending on the salt source and production facility.

          By|May 19, 2026


            Use as weed control on driveway?
            ByApr 3, 2026
            1 Answer | 
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            Morton Clean & Protect Water Softener Pellets are intended for use in a water softener unit. We would not recommend its use outside of its intended purpose.

            By|Apr 3, 2026


              why is this up 30% from last year, there's no Tarif made in USA!
              ByMar 9, 2026
              1 Answer | 
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              At times you'll see changes in the price of our products typically associated with rising costs of material, production and transportation.

              By|Mar 26, 2026


                Does this have resin or chemicals to prevent bridging in the unit
                ByMar 8, 2026
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                just put no more than 2 bags to prevent bridging!

                By|Jun 30, 2026

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                  I do not want the water softener pellets I just want the crystals for water softener
                  ByMar 6, 2026
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                  Morton Pure and Natural is sold in a crystal form. This product is additive free sodium chloride crystals for use in your water softener unit.

                  By|Jun 20, 2026

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                    4.8 out of 5

                    • 4.8 out of 6,712 reviews
                    • 92% recommend this product
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                    No issues, got here quickly and keeps our water clean
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                    We regularly use this salt, it is the beta that we have found for our water softener and doesn’t clump up in our system. Our water softener takes about 5 bags I would say on average, we only have to replace every few months. Over all the other brands we’ve tried this one out perform the rest. We would highly recommend anyone who has a water softener, especially a newer, one to help maintain the water quality and the quality of the system itself. 5 stars ?!!!!
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                    Product is easy to use, I cut the top corner of the bag, and with the handle its pretty easy to fill up your tank. Additionally I love the delivery from Home Depot, I can get quick delivery for only a few dollars, which is probably less money than it cost in gas to run to the store and back.
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                    I’ve been using these water softener pellets for a while now, and they work really well. The pellets dissolve evenly, keep the water softener running efficiently, and noticeably reduce hard water buildup on faucets and dishes. I’ve also noticed softer laundry and less soap residue overall. The bag was easy to pour into the brine tank, and there wasn’t much dust compared to other brands I’ve tried. The only downside is that the pellets can sometimes clump if exposed to moisture for too long, so proper storage is important. Overall, this is a reliable product that does exactly what it’s supposed to do. I would definitely buy it again.
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                    The Morton Salt 40 Ibs. Water Softener Salt Pellets Clean and Protect does its job in our water softener machine. This is the only brand I’ve used for the past 30 plus years and have never had an issue. My only issue was with the delivery of the Morton Salt 40 Ibs. Water Softener Salt Pellets Clean and Protect. 1 bag was ripped open, don’t know how much salt was spilt out. Another bag had a hole in it, again, not sure how much salt spilt out of that bag as well. I did not complain as it was not worth the time it would take getting a “live” person on the phone.
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                    These batteries put out by Home Depot are t h e best! They perform as well as the name brand but with a much lower cost. 10 out 10
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                    Awesome product that came highly recommended by my local water company. It arrived quickly and was able to add it to my water system myself with no issue.
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                    Great product, great results, works as expected
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