Kettle descaler ?

[Deleted User]

Am new to this thread (though been a poster on other threads for years). Really need to tighten our finances ...

Can anyone help in suggesting a low cost way to descale my kettle that really works?

Thanks

janb5

Buy some cheap malt vinegar- ALdi 20p - about 6 bottles. Empty water from kettle and stand in sink. Fill kettle with vinegar and leave overnight. Following day use funnel to refill vinegar into bottles( you arent going to use this again on your chips!) and keep it for just this purpose.

Rinse inside of kettle a few times and then boil a new kettle of water and discard. I do this all the time as we live in a very hard water area and the kettle is minging! There will not be a smell and you`ll be pleased with the results.

On no account use a method where you boil it up - doesnt work and is messy! HTH

euronorris

Use white vinegar (not malt), otherwise it will stink and stink for ages!

ETA: I put in about 2 inches of the stuff and I do boil it. Twice. And my kettle always comes up sparkling!

GetRealBabe

Hi

If it's not to scaled up, Lidl's 18p diet lemonade is good. Boil about a cup and it should be lovely and shiny new or leave overnight.

janb5

euronorris wrote: »

Use white vinegar (not malt), otherwise it will stink and stink for ages!

ETA: I put in about 2 inches of the stuff and I do boil it. Twice. And my kettle always comes up sparkling!

It doesnt smell and I do do it!

[Deleted User]

GetRealBabe wrote: »

Hi

If it's not too scaled up, Lidl's 18p diet lemonade is good. Boil about a cup and it should be lovely and shiny new or leave overnight.

Does it have to be diet lemonade (i've got the ordinary stuff already in) ??

Was also wondering about Cola (I know that it's good for putting down loos !)

[Deleted User]

I remembered something about vinegar ... but couldn't remember which type / how to use it.

Looks like I have some experimenting to do

Thank you !

[Deleted User]

QUICK RELATED QUESTION - do these remedies work with IRONS too? The holes of my steam iron are getting really bunged up

euronorris

janb5 wrote: »

It doesnt smell and I do do it!

Well, my only experience with it is that it stinks (much, much stronger than white vinegar IMO), and I ruined my parents kettle when trying it! Whoops!

System

I use about a cup and a half (depending on the size of the kettle) of malt vinegar to descale my kettle.

I boil it and leave it overnight and pour it away in the morning giving it a good rinse out before i use it.

It does pong though.:(

euronorris

Corona wrote: »

QUICK RELATED QUESTION - do these remedies work with IRONS too? The holes of my steam iron are getting really bunged up

Apparantly yes: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/73225