Think of your water softener as a coffee maker. You descale it every few months to remove mineral buildup, but you wouldn’t descale it every morning. That’s just overkill. Iron Out is the descaling step—essential but spaced out. If you don’t do it, the coffee (or water) gets bitter. Do it too much, and you’re wasting potion.
And here’s a neat little hack: after using Iron Out, your water softener will feel like a new system—seriously, the water flow improves, stains vanish, and your clothes come out feeling softer. It’s oddly satisfying, like vacuuming under the couch and finding that lost remote.