I get this question all the time. I say, yes!...and not only because I run a water treatment business and I want to sell water softeners and filters. I have been fixing water for over 7 years and have done well over1000 water tests in North Dakota and Minnesota, testing the water we drink and bathe in everyday. I've seen water so bad that pipes and appliances have completely froze up with minerals. I've met people with an orange tint to the clothes and hair due to the iro