Removing limescaled from kettle?

Errata

Hydrochloric acid is highly corrosive, and I wouldn't think would be recommended for cleaning the inside of a kettle. My mum always told me it was dangerous and poisonous and only to be used to clean outside drains.

CharlieBilly

Another for Vinegar

lovebug_rita

Astonish does a great kettle descaler that's only about £1 and will last you a few attempts - that's what i use :T

ukbill69

TIP, get a water filter and only fill kettle up with that water. It will cut down limescale so much.

reehsetin

Anyone have any ideas for me?
limescale seems to block up my kettle really quickly, we try not to leave water in the kettle but even then it gets coated in limescale within days, use white vinegar to get rid of it which works great it's just really annoying because I'm always finding bits in my tea. Could it be the kettle? or am I missing something else, nothing else gets covered in limescale that badly.
Will getting a filter be the only way to stop it

artha

reehsetin wrote: »

Anyone have any ideas for me?
limescale seems to block up my kettle really quickly, we try not to leave water in the kettle but even then it gets coated in limescale within days, use white vinegar to get rid of it which works great it's just really annoying because I'm always finding bits in my tea. Could it be the kettle? or am I missing something else, nothing else gets covered in limescale that badly.
Will getting a filter be the only way to stop it

It's the heating of hard water that causes the limescale to deposit on the kettle elements

Davidboy

symball wrote: »

Kill-rock is one of my favourites- you can get it at many hardware stores including robert dyas, the supermarket ones often don't cut it with scale. (I also have a glass kettle, one of the few times i'd recommend a filter jug to slow incidence of scaling-you also get a better cup of tea).

I agree, it's the best I have found so far and gets every bit on limescale out, I think it's also called Kill-rock BIG K Fantastic stuff.

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madget_2

Edited after roddydogs' post below:

PLEASE NOTE: The reviews of the Lakeland limescale "catcher" in the link below aren't good - 2 reviewers have experienced rust with theirs. My neighbour and her daughter have had the same kind of thing for just over a year with no problems, but please be warned just in case. It may only be a problem with the type which Lakeland sell as my neighbour bought theirs in a small, local hardware shop.


These little round things are meant to be popped into your kettle to help cut down on limescale build-up in the first place. My kind neighbour bought me one recently, but I haven't had a chance to use my new kettle yet to see how well it works. This example is from Lakeland, but you can often find them cheaper - especially in little hardware stores:

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/kettle-descalers/F/keyword/limescale/product/22388

roddydogs

Did you read the "Reviews"?

madget_2

roddydogs wrote: »

Did you read the "Reviews"?

Of the Lakeland product? Not beforehand as that's not where my neighbour bought it for me. I have now, though, and see that people have had problems with rust. However, my neighbour and her daughter have used them in their kettles for over a year with no problems. They bought theirs from a small, local hardware shop, whether that makes the difference.

I'll keep any eye out to see if I experience rust problems when I start using it and will report back if so. It (not necessarily the Lakeland version, though) does seem to be something which is recommended quite a few times on the Internet.