Only if you enjoy soft towels, spotless dishes, and skin that doesn’t feel like sandpaper. The brine tank is the cheap, lazy workhorse that earns its keep by doing one thing: making brine. And it does that job beautifully, as long as you toss in a bag of salt now and then.
It’s not glamorous. It’s not high-tech. It’s a bucket of salty water. But when your shower feels like a spa and your washing machine stops turning your whites gray? You’ll thank the little plastic tank in the corner. You’ll thank the brine tank. And then you’ll go buy a bag of salt. You’re welcome.