Couple of quick q's

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Lordhightiggythe3rd wrote: »

Anyone know of good os ways to descale a kettle and to clean carpets as for the price of descaler i could buy a new kettle
and my LO is feeding herself so the carpet gets messy quite frequently despite me putting down sheets to try to prevent this
Cheers in advance

Nothing to add, but I do love your username - a cat, by any chance?

foxgloves

Squeeze the juice of a lemon ( it can be one that is past its best) into your kettle. Chuck in the lemon halves too. Bring kettle to the boil then leave for a while for descaling to start. Each time you go into the kitchen, bring it to the boil again until you have done it about 5 times then pour it down the sink & remove the lemon halves. Rinse & boil a couple of times with fresh water to get rid of any residue. I always used to use vinegar but find the smell of boiling lemon much nicer. It really makes the kitchen smell clean & fresh. I'd use vinegar if I hadn't got any spare lemons though.

DianneB

I always descale my kettle by covering the element in white vinegar and leaving it for about 20 mins, no need to boil. Comes up lovely clean and shiney all scale gone, boiling it makes the kitchen stink and brings in fruit flies!!