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Rainbows613
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 Sun, Oct 12 2014, 2:48 am
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My kettle is full of scale-horrible white bits.. yuk!! how do I clean it? I have tried boiling it up with vinegar a few times.. Pls advise on how to clean it out-and keep it clean! Oh and also for my big shabbos urn too.. though that's not too gross bH..
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chani8
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Sun, Oct 12 2014, 4:42 am
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We use citric acid aka lemon salt boiled then allow to cool. May need to rinse and repeat a few times if it's a bad case.
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Barbara
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Sun, Oct 12 2014, 11:22 am
| chani8 wrote: | | We use citric acid aka lemon salt boiled then allow to cool. May need to rinse and repeat a few times if it's a bad case. |
What she said. The process is know as descaling.
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Rainbows613
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Sun, Oct 12 2014, 11:30 am
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Thanks! What is lemon salt? I should buy citric acid from a store? how much? diluted with water?
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chani8
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Sun, Oct 12 2014, 2:58 pm
| Rainbows613 wrote: | | Thanks! What is lemon salt? I should buy citric acid from a store? how much? diluted with water? |
It's in the baking/spices section of the grocery store. Fill up the urn, add like 1/4 cup of the citric acid (also called lemon salt, same thing) and bring the water to a boil. Let it sit for an hour or two. Rinse, repeat.
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etky
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Mon, Oct 13 2014, 1:45 am
No way to keep it clean. The limescale builds up periodically because the water is hard where you live. You just have to descale at regular intervals, unless you install a water softening system.
BTW I use vinegar and it works like a charm - I wonder why it didn't work for you?
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avocado7
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Mon, Oct 13 2014, 1:54 am
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there is something that you buy and leave in the kettle or urn to prevent scale build up.And you replace it every so often.
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etky
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Mon, Oct 13 2014, 2:07 am
| avocado7 wrote: | | there is something that you buy and leave in the kettle or urn to prevent scale build up.And you replace it every so often. |
I tried it - unfortunately it didn't work for me at all.
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etky
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Mon, Oct 13 2014, 2:08 am
| etky wrote: | | I tried it - unfortunately it didn't work for me at all. |
IIRC it's called a 'fur collector' 
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Rainbows613
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Mon, Oct 13 2014, 4:39 am
chani 8-I look for a spice called lemon salt? don't think I've ever seen in there.. citric acid is by the hygiene stuff or baking stuff?
Etky-how did you do the vinegar? ,
thanks..
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Rainbows613
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Wed, Oct 15 2014, 1:48 am
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Citric acid was amazing!! Thank you!!
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