How To Descale An Electric Tea Kettle To Remove Hard Water Buildup

Below are the instructions for how to descale an electric tea kettle which has gotten a bunch of hard water build up on it.


For anything that gets heated on a regular basis, such as a tea kettle, hard water build up can be a real problem.

The reason for this is because there is already minerals in your water, but when you boil things the minerals don't always evaporate as quickly as the rest of the water and make a build up at the bottom of the item.

Hard water and lime scale build up are composed of alkaline materials, so anything which is mildly acidic in nature can remove it, such as vinegar, lemon juice, or citric acid.

You can either add a 1:1 ratio of vinegar and water, or 30 grams of lemon juice to 500 mL of water. If you don't want to be so precise just throw in a quartered lemon in with the water.

Boil the acidic liquid and water mixture in the kettle and then let sit to cool, and when you dump out the water, the scale will be loosened and gone.

Sometimes even when the lime scale is loosened up from the acidic cleaner, it will remain and you need to scrub a little bit to then remove it. If you'd like a bit of help scrubbing you can add a bit of baking soda) onto a sponge to help gently loosen up the scale.

After you've removed all the lime scale thoroughly rinse your kettle with water several times before using it again, or you'll taste either vinegar or lemon in whatever what you boil!

So, do you have any tips for removing lime scale and hard water stains? If so, submit your tips for how to remove hard water stains here, or read others already submitted.

Further, I've collected a bunch of tips for cleaning appliances here, so check them out if you're interested in more cool ideas!


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