what is the best way to de-scale a kettle? use citric acid i know but how exactly?

Question

i need to do it 2nite using citric acid as its all i have and the shops are closed

Answer 1

boil the kettle a few times with the citric acid and water. once you think you've cleaned the kettle enough boil the kettle again, each time with clean water just to make sure you've rinsed it enough. this is how we cleaned kettles with D-scaler when i worked in kitchen, hope this helps

Answer 2

I always use baking soda, similar thing I guess in that it will have the same effect as citric acid. You need to put about half a teaspoon in the kettle of cold water, bring it the boil and switch off. Leave to stand for about five minutes (or longer depending on the amount of scale in the kettle) and then empty. Fill the kettle with plain water and bring to the boil again - this should be repeated a couple of times to remove any residue/taste. Good luck.

Answer 3

There are plenty of products on the market to de-scale kettles which use hydrochloric acid. If you want to use a natural product, use vinegar, it'll work better than citric acid. Use it 50/50 with water, heating the water helps it work better, but don't let the water boil over. Rinse the kettle thoroughly afterwards and boil through at least once.

Answer 4

simple fill kettle so its completely full and pour in quite a bit of vinegar then boil till the it descales then boil a few times with plain water after to get rid of vinegar.

Answer 5

Try putting some vinegar and water in it,boil it up leave over night then rinse and boil with fresh water in the morning.

Answer 6

boil a kettle full of water,unplug,add 2 tsps of citric acid.This will bubble for a bit,then you can reboil kettle{being careful that it isn't going to overflow} Unplug,let sit again for I would say up to 5 min., pour out water,rinse well,refill kettle and boil-do this twice.Hope this helps...........

Answer 7

1 c baking soda
1/2 cup lemon or lime juice
1 c ice -crushed
combine baking soda lemon or lime juice and 2 cup warm water, if your doing inside of kettle and crushed ice and swish, if doing out side of kettle dip clean cloth in mixute then fill with crushed ice and rub firmly, then dry with clean cloth, its shines and makes your kettle smell fresh.

Answer 8

Boil white vinegar and leave in overnight

Answer 9

trying boiling bicarbonate of soda with water then rinse well before u use

Answer 10

Boil vinegar in it!!!