Then bleach shouldn't be used on iron stains. We get the occasional iron in our water. If you happen to be doing laundry, the whites, it will ruin your clothes. Ask me how I know this? Our Ace Hardware has a powder that gets rid of iron stains. A blue plastic bottle about 9" tall? But now I see they sell all kinds of iron stain removers, in liquid forrm so you can spray it on, like Iron Out at Walmart. Maybe that will help you with less elbow grease?