Home affairs or how to clean the kettle from scale

In our apartments, drinking tap water without pre-filtering or boiling is not recommended. If you do not want to spend money on the filter, you have to spend money on the scale.

This statement is valid only for those places where water is "hard", i.e. In it many mineral salts are dissolved. Basically, these are the cities where wells are used for water extraction.

If your new kettle is covered with a nasty white layer within a week, then you should take measures to reduce the hardness of the water in your tap. The best thing is to buy a good filter that softens the water. And change it every 3-6 months. Then the scale will be much less, and the kettle will have to be cleaned less often. As soon as the scale begins to accumulate, it is better to change the filter. So the water is clean, and the tea is delicious.

But what if a thick, tortoise-shell crust appeared on the kettle? How to clean the kettle from the scale? In fact, nothing difficult and terrible here. The main thing is remember from what material you have a kettle. Plastic teapots well tolerate cleaning with acid, but not with alkali. Metal teapots can withstand both, but the rubber gasket of the water meter can let you down and begin to flow. And strong substances can spoil the heating element of the kettle. Soda is best cleaned with a non-electric kettle.

Removal of scale in the kettle will not be difficult. To the question: "How to wash the kettle off scale?" - I have several answers.

I will list possible ways:

Mechanical. This method is suitable for a thin layer (just formed). We take a good brush, a syrup of soda or a mild detergent and we rub the kettle to shine. Unfortunately, if the scum is old and the layer is almost welded to the walls of the kettle, this method will not help you.

Chemical way. It is divided into two sub-items:
Shop chemistry - these are the means that you can easily buy in the department of household chemicals. Recommendations, what a better tool, do not expect me. I do not use solutions for dummies. But the reviews of colleagues at work and some friends have quite cheap and good money.

Home Chemistry. The main difference is that common goods are used. For cleaning, you can use both acid and alkali. I prefer acid.

The recipe for how to clean the kettle from scale using citric acid :

1. 15 grams (or one tablespoon) of citric acid pour into a teapot filled to a mark of 1 liter.
2. Boil it.
3. Pour out the water and rinse it.
4. Pour new water and boil again.
5. Drain the water. And all, the kettle is ready for work.
6. If the scale does not disappear, then the procedure should be repeated.

Acetic Acid:

1. Make a solution of acetic acid from the calculation of one part of vinegar 3-5% into three parts of water. Concentration of acid can be changed depending on the scale layer.
2. Boil the solution. Wait for 10-20 minutes to stand. Heat again.
3. Pour out the water and rinse the kettle.
4. Pour new water and boil again.
5. Drain the water. And all, the kettle is ready for work.

With the help of a solution of soda, it is better to wash not an electric kettle, but the usual one:

1. A solution of soda 5-10 grams per liter is poured into the kettle.
2. As soon as it begins to boil with foam, remove from the plate.
3. Leave to stand for half an hour.
4. Pour out the water and rinse the kettle.
5. Pour new water and boil again.
6. Pour out the water.

For best effect after boiling (2 points), it is better to let the kettle stand for about half an hour, then rinse (4-5 points).

The physical way. Or how to clean the kettle from scale in a few minutes with a risk for the kettle. Since the scum is a bloom, it can split off when heated. I do not recommend this method, it is too radical and dangerous. In the case of an electric kettle, you can spoil not only the kettle, but also the wiring. Just turn it on without water for a couple of seconds, and the scum begins to chip away. But better use a chemical method.

I hope that my article helped you find the answer to the question of how to clean the kettle of scale.