Bernie,
I used to buy Iron Out by the case! And I am familiar with SW hard water, Phoenix and Vegas. The stuff that comes out of my house tap would knock your socks and nose off if not for the Kinetico water softener I had installed a few years ago. Best 3 grand I ever spent! And I would have paid twice that to get the water I have today!
But, and a big "but", we just had a new well drilled this month, nice clear clean water!! Just waiting to get it all hooked up. Doing lots of work around the house right now, and still a waiting! And the Kinetico water softener stays, even though I hate some things regarding soft water. At least it keeps the plumbing clean, and hopefully my long term household costs low. I know what hard water does to pipes, and everything else it comes into contact with. Can cost you an arm and a leg in the long run. And that is why I have one on my MH.
And we just got home today from a weeks vacation. I went into my "work in progress" house to wash my hands. The smell of the water knocked me off my feet! That 3 thousand dollar water softener is off line. Well, that was a few hours ago, and the water in my MH is tip top. That silly little Camping World, table salt using water softener is doing the job!!!
Worth every penny in my book! And allot cheaper than that Kinetico unit.
Honestly, I cannot believe that little RV water softener works so good. I personally took water samples to the usual suspects when I was in search of a water softener for the house. Kinetico was the only outfit that would guarantee my water quality in writing. And here this silly little $200 RV water softener, using table salt, is doing the job.
Go figure?
Mike