Six Tips for Limescale Removal in An Electric Kettle

An electric kettle is a necessity for every family, but after a long period of use, it tends to accumulate scale, which not only affects the beauty of the kettle, but also influences the water quality. Therefore, it is critical to remove the scale. But How to remove limescale from your electric kettle? Here are a few tips for your reference.

1. By use of lemon

Cut the lemon into slices, put it in the electric kettle, and pour water to make it immersed, then the scale in the kettle will naturally fall off after the water is boiling. In this way, the limescale will be removed, and there will be the fragrance of lemon in the kettle.

2. Using mature vinegar

Pour some old vinegar that can cover the scale in the kettle, then boil it before let it stand for another half an hour. After the vinegar has softened the scale, it can be easily wiped off with a towel.

3. Using cold water

By the principle of thermal expansion and contraction to allow the scale to peel off naturally. The specific steps: first prepare a basin of cold water, and connect the empty kettle to the power supply to dry boiling, and cut off the power when you hear a violent sound in the kettle. After that, pour cold water into the pot, and then repeat this process about 3-5 times, so that the scale will fall off by itself.

4. Using baking soda

Put the baking soda powder into the electric kettle without heating it, and put a little water in it, soak it for one night, and the scale on the electric kettle can be removed.

5. Using potato skins

Put the potato skins into the electric kettle, and add water that can cover the scale and potato skins, and then turn on the power and let it boil. After doing that, stir with chopsticks for 5 minutes, and let it stand for about 20 minutes, so that the scale will soften, and finally wipe the scale with a clean cloth, and then rinse with clean water.

6. Using egg shells

Put eggs or eggshells in the electric kettle, then pour water into it, and let it boil. You can do this several times, so that the scale on the electric kettle will fall off and the water you drink will also have no peculiar smell.