Look at your salt tank. See a solid, crusty bridge forming over the water? That’s called “bridging.” It’s the salt’s way of saying, “I’m sick of your neglect.”
Bridging means the salt can’t dissolve properly. Your softener panics. Fix it by gently breaking the crust with a broom handle—like cracking a frozen lake in a fairy tale.
If you hear a gurgling sound? That’s your softener crying for help. Or just a bubble. Don’t ignore it.
