No more ripoffs.  I bought an iron filter / water softener combination for $2,700, and was told that this would be the end of my problems. Here we are 3 years later, and my stains were back, and my water smelled horrible! I call the guy that installed my big expensive system, and they told me that the system was working fine, and that i now need a $2000 chlorinator! Not willing to be ripped off twice, I did some online research and found Crystal Clean. The first thing I did when installing my Crystal Clean system was to bypass the iron filter that cost me so much money. What a waste. I am happy to say that my stains have disappeared, and my water smells Crystal Clean.