Kettle descaling?
Question:Anyone got any ideas on descaling an electric kettle.. dont really want to use propriety brand cleaners/descalers etc. is there anything more natural/less harmful?
Answers:
vinegar it a natural descaling agent, give the kettle a gentle rub with vinegar, then rinse out well
white vinegar
you can use vinegar although much weaker compared to descaler you can buy in supermarket.
Try white vinegar, which you can buy from supermarket.
Although don't forget to rinse kettle well after using.
Get a bottle of cheap lemon juice from the supermarket, pour it in the kettle, leave for an hour or so and then rinse.
l find chucking in a couple of steradent tabs in a kettle filled to 3/4pint of its capacity, leave at least 24hrs, empty kettle and refill and boil twice, throw away and you'll find a clean kettle and so much better tasting tea n coffee,
believe me it works
Use a mixture of white vinegar and water and boil it up.Don´t be alarmed by the sounds it makes.
White vinegar rubbed in and left for a couple of hours.
Alternatively mix 1 part white vinegar to 3 parts water and boil your kettle. That should do the trick
I've heard that lemon juice is also v good, but i haven't tried it myself
Bi carb of soda n water...but not too much else you'll have a frothy Kitchen
Use white vinegar and water, leave it to soak for 30 minutes and pour away. Have to rinse really well as you get vinegar flavoured tea for ages.
Bicarbonate of soda and hot water
Yes, you can buy little metal mesh descalers that you leave in the kettle to attract the scale. They do work as I have used one in Spain in my electric kettle as the water is quite hard. When the mesh becomes white and salty looking, you just wash it out in detergent or just hot water and back it goes in the kettle.
programme on the telly the other night houses behaving badly she used hot water cap of vinegar and some lemon juice boil let it soak for a few hours or overnight,then rinse well make your cuppa,also coca cola cleans too,wont do you harm but remember to rinse well.
fill kettle with coke cola boil twice leave to stand 20Min's then re fill with plain water boil again tip away water and repeat last action that should work
"Kettles should be descaled regularly as large amounts of scale on the element will mean that extra power will be required to boil the water.
To descale an electric kettle:
Boil up half a kettle of water.
Unplug the kettle and stand it in a bowl or the sink.
Pour in some white vinegar - such as pickling vinegar (malt and spirit vinegars are usually animal free) and leave to 'fizz' until all the scale has dissolved. Do this in a well-ventilated room, or it will soon smell like a chip shop! If the scale is very bad then you may need to use a proper kettle descaler the first time you descale it, followed by regular descaling with white vinegar on subsequent occasions.
Rinse out the kettle thoroughly before use.
It is also possible to buy small metal pads (kettle protectors) to drop inside the kettle. These are designed to collect the scale and can be removed at intervals and rinsed out under the tap. "
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