Limestone is not harmful to health. But that’s no reason to leave your kettle with scale. To thoroughly clean your kettle, follow these tips. It is simple and efficient ! And the glass also descales, we reveal 5 recommendations to say goodbye to this white film.
Completely empty the water from the kettle
Water is responsible for the appearance of limescale in your kettle. In this sense, the first thing to do when you are not using it is to empty it. To avoid wasting hot water, pour it into an insulated bottle to reuse it to cook your pasta, clean the pipes or even prepare tea. The less stagnant water your kettle contains, the less limescale will have time to settle.
Invest in a water softener
Not all homes have access to the same quality of water. So, to avoid clogging the plumbing, household appliances, such as the washing machine or the kettle, you can invest in a water softener. There are many systems, from the simplest (a filter to be placed on the tap) to the most sophisticated (an osmosis unit connected to the entire water circuit).
Use cold water
The same quantity of mineral salts is found in hot water as in cold water, but the rise in temperature causes these elements to harden, which come together and form deposits. By using hot water, this phenomenon is doubled, which increases the quantity of limestone. It is therefore better to fill your kettle with cold water and only heat it once.
Place an oyster shell
To avoid limescale, you can place a carefully cleaned oyster shell in the bottom of your kettle. It will play the role of a catalyst. Instead of being deposited on the resistance, the limestone will come to agglomerate on the shell. When it is covered, it will be time to replace it.
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