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

The video below shows 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.

In the video they seem to call lemon juice "citric acid," but in reality they are slightly different. Lemon juice does contain citric acid within it though, but if you purchase citric acid it is a more concentrated form than found in lemon juice.

The bicarbonate of soda (a.k.a. baking soda) suggested is also alkaline in nature. Therefore, the video does not suggest using it for loosening the lime scale on the kettle, but instead for its abrasive properties once the mild acid has loosened it.

Then, the baking soda can help scrub and descale the kettle too.

Watch the video for full details on exactly how to do it here.

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.

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

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Clean the inside of a kettle with lemon juice
by: Sarah Birch

You can also put lemon juice with water to fill the kettle & boil. When boiled your kettle will be white again.

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