KitchenCraft Le'Xpress Kettle Descaler Ball, Stainless Steel Wire Limescale Remover

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By the end of the treatment your kettle will look shinier and be as good as new. You should also notice that it functions better, and the water doesn’t taste chalky. READ NEXT: Our favourite water filter jugs for improving the taste of your tap water What is limescale? Repeat this process two to three times to remove any traces of vinegar and prevent your tea from tasting funny. Limescale occurs completely naturally and is totally harmless to consume. Sure, your tea may not taste the best if it's full of floating flakes, and in particularly bad cases it may even cause a slightly bitter aftertaste, but it's not dangerous.

How long is a piece of string? Sorry, not very helpful, we know. It is however very difficult to put a life expectancy on anything these days, let alone a kettle. It all depends on various factors. We’ll run through some of the best options for removing limescale from your kettle below. But first, we’ll explore what limescale is, where it comes from, and whether it’s a health risk. This ensures long life for your electric kettle, and ultimately, it saves you from having to buy a new one ever so often, especially if you live in a hard water area. How To Keep Your Descaler Ball in Good Shape Once time is up, empty the kettle and boil it with fresh water at least twice to remove any traces of vinegar and to deodorise it.To clean a kettle with lemon juice, you can either use fresh lemon juice or lemon juice from a bottle. Then, fill your kettle with equal parts lemon juice and water before popping it on to boil. READ NEXT: Our favourite rapid-boil, quiet and smart kettles How to remove limescale from your kettle Over a period of time these deposits build up on the inside of kettles and present themselves as limescale. Per our previous comments, we’d also like to point out that if you live in an exceptionally hard-water area, then even a high-quality anti-lime-scale kettle may not be enough to eliminate lime-scale from your water. You may therefore want to consider filtering your water twice, e.g. once through a water softener or filter jug and then once through the kettle and/or regularly descaling your kettle. For a hassle-free and cheap way to descale a kettle, fill it with a mixture of half white vinegar and half water, and leave to soak overnight. (Make sure the kettle is unplugged and there's a note on it so nobody uses it accidentally!) In the morning, the limescale will come off easily. Rinse thoroughly to remove any lingering vinegary odours, and boil up fresh water after the treatment.

Using a filter to reduce the mineral load in your tap water before boiling can help slow down the build-up of limescale in your kettle. So can installing a water softener. But what if it’s too late for that? And the limescale has already coated the element, the walls, and the base? When limescale builds up in your kettle, it takes longer to boil, which makes it more expensive to run, and can shorten its working life. It’s also unsightly and unappetising if it flakes off and ends up floating in your drinks. Unfortunately, limescale is a fact of life for more than half of all British homes. Fill your kettle half-full with equal parts vinegar and water. Distilled white vinegar works best as a natural descaler for your tea kettle. Pour the water and vinegar directly into your kettle and swish it around so it’s thoroughly mixed. [1] X Research source Hard water area – If you live in a hard water area and you boil your kettle a lot, you should aim to descale it every month. Similarly, if you live in a hard water area, but you rarely boil your kettle, you should also descale your kettle on a monthly basis just to keep the mineral deposits at bay.In addition to this, not cleaning a kettle effectively, or often enough, can also lead to limescale build-ups. There might be some oil and other chemicals left over from the manufacturing process, so using the ball without washing it first might give your water that initial unpleasant taste or smell. Will It Leave Tiny Bits of Metal in the Water That You Could Swallow With Your Tea or Coffee? For more information on how limescale can damage your kettle, see our advice guide on how to descale a kettle According to the manufacturer, this has a “double-action filter”. We’ve absolutely no idea how this works in practice, but we can confirm that this anti-lime-scale kettle really does seem to do a great job of filtering the water.