7 tips to get rid of scale in electric kettles

Although the electric kettle is convenient and quick, but the kettle for boiling water has been used for a long time, and a layer of white scale will form in the kettle, which is not easy to clean off. Scale is the precipitation of calcium carbonate or magnesium hydroxide produced by heating and decomposing calcium bicarbonate or magnesium bicarbonate dissolved in water. It is a mixture of insoluble compound precipitation and impurities. Drinking water with scale for a long time is harmful to the body. Below some tips to help you get rid of scale.

1. Lemon descaling

Put the cut lemons into the kettle, boil the water, then wash the kettle with dish detergent and rinse it with water.

2. Baking soda descaling method

Boil water with an electric kettle, add 15 grams of baking soda, and let the water boil for a few minutes.

3. Potato skin descaling

Put the potato skins in a kettle, add appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil and cook for about 10 minutes.

4. Vinegar descaling

Pour white vinegar and water into the kettle at a ratio of 1:2 (250 ml of white vinegar is enough, that is, half a bottle of white vinegar bought from the supermarket is enough for one use). Turn off the power after boiling. Soak for another 2 hours or more. If it is an electric kettle made of stainless steel, it is best to use this method before going to bed at night. After boiling, it can be left to soak overnight, and then pour out the vinegar water in the morning. After several washes with clean water, the jug is thoroughly clean. If your home is an aluminum electric kettle, boil the vinegar solution, leave it for 1 to 2 hours, and then clean it.

5. Boiled egg shell descaling method

Boil the egg shell twice in a kettle. Then, rinse the kettle with clean water to remove the scale.

6. Tea

You can also make full use of the leftover tea leaves to clear the scale in the electric kettle. The method is to pour the tea leaves and hot water into the electric kettle, shake it a few times, and leave it for half an hour. After that, the scale will fall off naturally. The principle is to use theophylline to remove scale.

7. Sweet potatoes

The method of descaling sweet potatoes should be known to few people. This method is very good and can be done once and for all. This method is best for newly bought stainless steel electric kettles. Put more than half a pot of sweet potatoes in the kettle, then fill up with water, and cook the sweet potatoes. In the future, if you use a kettle to boil water, it will not be easy to scale, but it should be noted that after cooking the sweet potatoes, do not scrub the inner wall, otherwise it will lose the effect of descaling. If it is an old electric kettle that has already accumulated scale, it will take one or two times to descale with sweet potatoes, and the scale will gradually fall off, which can also prevent the scale from re-accumulating.

Hope these tips are helpful to you, you can try and descale the electric kettle by yourself.