What are the simplest ways to remove scale?

In daily life, scale is very familiar to many people, especially in thermos or kettles. Generally, scale is caused by a component called calcium carbonate, which does not have much impact on health. However, long-term scale can easily affect the life of the kettle. There are many ways to remove scale. Vinegar can be used to remove scale, which is very effective.

The main component of scale is calcium carbonate, which has no effect on health, but it will affect the kettle. You can use vinegar to remove it. Baking soda can remove scale.

When boiling water in an aluminum kettle, add a teaspoon of baking soda and boil it for a few minutes to remove the scale.

Electric kettles have become an essential small appliance in daily life because of their reasonable price and ease of use. However, after using electric kettles for a long time, I found that the scale deposition problem of electric kettles is just as serious as that of ordinary kettles.

Descaling with vinegar:

Everyone knows that the main component of scale is carbonate such as calcium carbonate. The acetic acid in vinegar will react with it to produce water-soluble minerals and carbon dioxide gas. White vinegar can be bought in general supermarkets. Put 10% of white vinegar into the kettle scale, then fill it with water, boil it and let it sit for about an hour, then brush it. Aged vinegar can also be used, but the effect of aged vinegar is not as good as white vinegar.

Put more than half a kettle full of sweet potatoes, fill it with water, and cook the sweet potatoes. Then when you boil water later, there will be no scale accumulation. But be careful not to scrub the inner wall of the kettle after boiling sweet potatoes, otherwise the descaling effect will be lost. For old kettles that are full of scale, after boiling them once or twice using the above method, not only will the original scale gradually fall off, but it will also prevent scale from accumulating again.

Baking soda descaling:

Generally, the heating plate of electric kettles is made of aluminum. When boiling water in the electric kettle, scale is easily formed. Generally, we can put 1 teaspoon of baking soda and boil it for a few minutes to remove the scale. Alternatively, you can pour in about 500 grams of 1% baking soda water, shake it gently, and the scale can be removed.

Generally, electric kettles will accumulate hard and difficult-to-remove scale after being used for a long time. If you use it to boil eggs twice, you will get the desired effect. Crush two egg shells slightly, put them in a bottle, then fill half a pot of water, stir with a blender or spoon, then boil it, let it sit for about half an hour, pour out the egg shells, and rinse it twice with clean water.