how do you remove ' furr ' from electric kettles?

Question

ie. removing the magnesium & calcium deposits due to the use of hard water in electric kettles.

Answer 1

All good answers. Do the vinagar thing outside if possible. Hot vinegar will take your breath away and smells very "angry". I have had luck with urn cleaners that come in a lttle packet (sachet) you find it in the cleaning isle in grocery stores. One of the best solutions is prevention. We use distilled water. It costs a little more, but has no minerals which is what you are dealing with (lime, calcium).

Answer 2

Certainly white vinegar works well, is inexpensive and safe. Once cleaned, there is a great preventative product called a Tea Kettle Scale Collector, it is a ball of stainless steel mesh, like a course steel wool that bounces around inside the kettle, knocks off the lime and helps collect it. it is easily cleanable with vinegar and keeps your kettle clean inside. They are cheap and work well. Try a good kitchen store, but they are sometimes available at Walmart. Good Luck.

Answer 3

yes vinegar is great, they also sell some solutions in the supermarket specially for this purpose.

Don't forget to rinse the kettle well after using either the vinegar or another product.

Answer 4

Try vinegar with a little heat. It will dissolve the hardness scale.

Try using purified water or store bought drinking water if the scale is excessive.