Wanted -a kettle that does not produce scum

bushcaro

Our Moulinex Ovea which we have had for only a month produces so much scum - we are currently using a saucepan . Any recommendations for a better kettle to buy? I knpw we live in a hard water area but have never had problems with kettles before.

mostwantd

We don't fill our kettle straight from the taps, as we have the same problem....

So we use a Brita filter and once the water is filtered we pour it into the kettle. Such a great trick and no "scum" woo hoo
Hope this helps

Mostwantd

hendersonb

Breville JK64 White Filter Kettle with BRITA Water Technology

34.95 inc delivery from Amazon - A friend has one - he says its quite good - I live in a very soft water area so never had any problems like that

edna_clouds

I bought a brita kettle about six months ago as our water is hard and tasted horrible.The best £40 I have ever spent.:)

Philippa36

We use a Brita filter jug for all our water, it makes an amazing difference and saves on descaler for the kettle

djtonyb

I have a britta filter kettle - fantastic buy

bushcaro

Thanks - we do use a Brita water filter to filter the water first - maybe try the Brita kettle

Bargainbabe_2

Its not the kettle causing the residue, it's your water.

cuffie

Can I ask a stupid question??!!

I don't have any filter system at the moment. I was looking at buying the Breville filter kettle (£50 at Argos for the JK66 model - if anyone seen cheaper let me know??!!!), but the cartridges at £4 a shot (which need to be replaced every 4 weeks) is going to make this a very expensive exercise!

My question is if I buy a filter kettle (I want a good make), can I use this to filter my tap water to drink as if I had a separate water filter and fill up plastic bottles to put in the fridge for drinking water? I presume the kettle works like a normal water filter until its plugged in and starts boiling?

So, I am trying to work out if its more cost effective to buy a water filter jug and a separate cheaper kettle and fill up the kettle with the filtered water?! Or just buy a more expensive kettle with the filter already in it?

What do you think?

ToAoB

I puchased my water filter system from Wickes for about 29.99 (or was it 39.99?) as it's better looking than B+Q

The replacement cartridges are a tenner from B+Q (which is cheaper than Wickes!)

You only need to replace them every 6 months or 20,000 lites. I've been using one for about 5 years and it's great.

ka7e

Cuffie - I use a Brita water filter jug for all my drinking water, even before boiling it in the kettle. I buy cheapie kettles that probably last about 18 months before dying - but they don't get limescale!
Dust from teabags can make cups of tea scummy, so I always shake them out before use!