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Testing Well Water for Softener Salt Contamination

New home with irrigation, well, water softener. Suspects sprinkler pump connected to softener; could salt harm St. Augustine? The expert advises testing well water before irrigation system (total salts ppm). Then test sprinkler output. If higher, contamination between pump and heads. If not, problem elsewhere.

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