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If your softener is working properly, you should never get any salt in your water. The salt is used only to reactivate the ionic media in your softener cartridge, and during the backflush cycle, all that salt is removed, down to PPM (Parts Per Million) levels.
In any case, even if you used salt water in your vaporizer, it would not increase the amount of steam that it produces. Salt water has a higher boiling point than fresh water. You would also notice salt buildup inside the tank as the water level goes down.
The Vicks Vaporizer works by using only heat to produce steam- the hotter it gets, the more steam it makes. The only practical way to get too much steam outside of a malfunction that causes your heating element to get abnormally hot would be if you live at a very high altitude where water boils at a lower temperature.
High humidity in your home will make it appear as if your vaporizer is making too much steam since the surrounding air will be less capable of absorbing it.
A slightly "off topic" note- if you chose the Vicks Vaporizer/humidifier and have children, you have made a wise decision. Because it produces water vapor by heating instead of ultrasonics, contaminants and minerals (such as salt, iron, calcium, etc.) remain in the tank and will not enter the vapor stream.
How old is the vaporizer?-- Could the heating coil be all limed up? Lime-Away, or Vinegar might help clear the Calcium and mineral build up on the heating element- Or there might be a bad connection?-- Do you have any lights lit?
Add salt. No more then 1/2 to 3/4tps max depending on the mineral content in your area.
The unit has two electrodes dipped into the water. Since water its self is none conductive without heavy minerals such as iron and such. You will have to add a small amount of salt until current starts flowing between the electrodes. I suggest a small pinch of salt each try until it produces the steam effect you desire.
You may have a restricted flow meter. If the flow meter does not spin when you open the steam knob the boiler won't heat. A chip of bean that got into the water receptacle and when the water tank was replaced the chip flowed to the flow meter and restricted it. Now it won't spin and the boiler won't heat.
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