Ringworm is a fungal skin infection; there are several different types of fungus that can cause ringworm. 1  Symptoms of ringworm, other than dog hair loss, include: 2  Scaliness. 3  Crusty areas. 4  Pustules. 5  Vesicles. 6  Itchiness. 7  Draining.
Neither the water heater nor the softener has had anything done to it in 11 years other than me adding salt to the water softener salt storage container. We have hard water. Recently, in the past several months, our water has got sort of a musty smell (for lack of a better description) intermittently.
Water softener salt is most commonly made of sodium chloride (NaCl). It is similar to the salt you use for cooking. It may also be made with a salt alternative called potassium chloride (KCl), but this is less common.