How to remove thick rust from a kettle

The kettle is a tool that we often use in daily life. Since the electric kettle boils water quickly and conveniently, many people like to use the kettle to boil water. However, after using the kettle for a long time, a thick layer of rust will grow inside the kettle. If the rust on the kettle is very thick, it will not only affect the efficiency of boiling water in the kettle, but the boiled water will also be harmful to human health. So how do you remove thick rust from a kettle?

1. Descaling with vinegar

This method is the simplest and most practical method. As we all know, 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.

2. Descaling the kettle by boiling sweet potatoes

Put more than half of the sweet potatoes in a new kettle, fill it with water, and cook the sweet potatoes. Next time you boil water, 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.

3. Baking soda to remove scale

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.

4. Boil eggs to remove scale

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.

5. Use potato peels to remove scale

Put the potato peels in it, add appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil, and cook for about 10 minutes before removing them.

6. Descaling with bleach

You can go to the supermarket and buy some bleach, put in 2-3 teaspoons of bleach, add a small amount of water and rinse once or twice, it will be very clean.

7. Magnetization

Putting a magnet in the kettle not only prevents scale accumulation, but also magnetizes the boiled water, which also has the effect of preventing and treating constipation and pharyngitis.