How to remove scale from the kettle

As a result of the use of an electric kettle, scale builds up on its inner side, which can break the kettle. To prevent this from happening, need to scum off the kettle. Descaling prolongs the life of the kettle, improves the taste of tea and coffee.

Scum- it is a raid of salts, minerals, particles of metals that are contained in water. Depending on the quality of the water, scum will form faster or slower in the kettle.You can remove scale on the kettle by chemical industry or folk remedies..

How to clean scale with a kettle using vinegar?

1. Descale the kettle using vinegar.
2. Fill the kettle with vinegar and water (1: 1). Turn on the kettle and boil the drenched mixture. When the mixture has cooled, it can be drained. Wash and rinse the kettle thoroughly afterwards. Not a trace of scale remains!
3. Fill the kettle with vinegar and pour 1 tbsp. soda Do not be alarmed when the liquid starts to sizzle - this is normal. When the liquid stops fizzling, turn on the kettle and boil the liquid. This method not only removes scum from the electric kettle, but also saves it from rusty deposits.
4. Vinegar can be used in its pure form, but this can only be done in steel kettles, because from pure vinegar plastic spoils.
5. With the help of vinegar, you can clean the scale from the kettle without the use of chemical products.. The main thing - do not start the process and at least once a week, clean the kettle from scale.

Descaling the kettle with folk remedies

• Pour 50 g of citric acid into the kettle and pour water. Do not bring the liquid in the kettle to a boil, remove the kettle from the heating sole and leave the kettle overnight. Rinse the kettle in the morning.
• Fill the electric kettle with apple peel, pour water into the kettle and bring to a boil several times (boil - cool, boil - cool and so several times). Then remove apple peel from the kettle, pour in water and wash the kettle with a dish sponge.
• Pour sour milk into the kettle and boil it. Leave the kettle with sour milk for 2-3 hours. Then rinse the kettle.

• Remove scum from the kettle using a sprite, cola or Pepsi. Pour one of these drinks into the kettle, boil it, cool and rinse.
• Pour tomato or cucumber pickle into the kettle and boil. The pickle will only come from canned vegetables rolled up with an iron lid.
• To remove the scale, the electric kettle can be cleaned with soda. Use a sponge for cleaning with soda, just do not use metal brushes - they can damage the surface. Soda will not only remove plaque from the kettle, but also disinfect it.

How to get rid of scale with potatoes?

If you use soda with potato peelings, this will increase the effect several times. It is a completely safe method for health, proven over the years. To remove scale from the kettle, Observe the following algorithm:

• Wash potato peel thoroughly.
• Finely chop cleaning.
• Fold the chopped cleaning into the electric kettle. Cleaning should fill the full volume of the kettle.
• Pour enough water into the electric kettle so that it covers the potato peels.
• Add 2 tbsp. soda
• Turn on the kettle and let it boil.

• After boiling, drain the water and clean it, and rinse the kettle under running water. Using a sponge, clean the surface of the walls of the kettle. Rinse.
• Pour clean water into the kettle and boil it again. Repeat the procedure at least 3 times so that the water does not have the taste of soda and starch.

Electric kettle cleaned of plaque!

Chemicals for scale

To remove scale you can use special chemicals, which are issued for electric kettles. Such funds are expensive, but the effect of them is amazing.

If you decide to get rid of scale in the electric kettle by chemical means, you must always follow the instructions on the package. After using chemicals, you must rinse the kettle several times.

See also: How to clean in a kettle scum?

Remove scale from the kettle is easy - the main thing to do it regularly, so that the kettle does not break prematurely. The most important measure to prevent the occurrence of scale - the use of filtered water, so buy a multistage filter, and the process of cleaning the kettle from scale will be easier.