What is the most effective way to remove scale?

Scale is a phenomenon that occurs when we boil water. As time goes by, there will be more and more scale in the kettle. Not only will it cause waste when boiling water, but scale will also appear in the hot water. This is also a phenomenon that is not good for our health. It is also very troublesome to remove the scale. Let’s take a look at the most effective way to remove scale.

1. Use vinegar to remove scale: 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 that of white vinegar.

2. Descale the electric kettle by boiling sweet potatoes: Put more than half of the kettle full of sweet potatoes, fill it with water, and cook the potatoes. Then, when you boil water next time, 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. Use 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 boil eggs in it twice, you will get the desired effect. Crush two egg shells slightly, put them in a bottle, then fill in 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.

The above four methods are effective ways to remove scale, and they are also relatively simple methods. When there is scale in the kettle, we must pay attention to the correct method when removing it. The above methods can remove it very cleanly. In normal times, we must also pay attention to the correct method of boiling water to minimize the appearance of scale.