A lot of housewives, in different regions of the country, are racking their brains over the same question: how to remove scum in a teapot and why is it formed there at all? And the reason is simple: when heated, water decomposes into carbon dioxide and an insoluble precipitate - salts, which settle on the walls and walls of the dishes. The amount of salts in the water depends on its "hardness", the more it contains calcium and magnesium, the more deposits there will be.
Naturally, the question arises, but is the scum in the kettle harmful to the human body? Still as it is harmful! Salts gradually accumulate in the kidneys of a person, which leads to the formation of stones. Also the scum is harmful to dishes. If you do not clean the kettle of scale, then in time it will have to be thrown out. Therefore, you should monitor the dishes and at the first signs of the occurrence of a plaque remove it.
Cleaning the kettle from scale
Our great-grandmothers also knew how to clean the kettle from scaling. For this they used what was at hand - ammonia, soda, chalk. In the 18th century, a simple tool was used, which can be used now. Take 9 parts of chalk, 2 parts of laundry soap, 6 parts of water and add 3 parts of ammonia. Pour into the kettle, but not electric, and boil for 90 minutes. After that, rinse well in running water and wipe with a cloth.
To clean the kettle of scale, you can use vinegar. Fill in our capacity of vinegar essence at a rate of 1: 6 and heat up to 60-70 ° C, leave it on low heat for 20-30 minutes. Then rinse the kettle well. Done, the dishes again as new.
You can also try to clean the kettle from scale with soda. Pour water into the kettle and bring to a boil, then add baking soda (2.5 tablespoons per 1 liter of water) and boil for 35 minutes. Then drain the water and pour the clean, add the vinegar 4st. spoonfuls per liter of liquid and boil for another 25 minutes. After this, the scum is easily removed with a brush.
In general, the scum is "afraid" of the alkaline and acidic medium that destroys it, id for cleaning the kettle from the scum, oddly enough, the drinks of the well-known brands: Coca-Cola, Sprite, and Fanta. Pour the drink into the kettle and boil it or you can just leave it overnight on the table. Usually the result is excellent, but it all depends on the scale layer.
To get rid of the scale in the kettle, we can help the apple peel or lemon. Fold them in a bowl and boil for half an hour.
Cleaning the electric kettle from scale
When cleaning electric kettles it is worth considering some points, namely: they can not be rubbed with metal brushes and it is not advisable to use abruptly smelling liquids. However, the scale in the electric kettle easily removes citric acid. Pour 1-2 bags into the container, boil and let stand for 20 minutes. Then rinse the kettle in running water, and it shines and sparkles. Cheap and angry! Another folk remedy is to fill the kettle with kefir for the night and rinse it in the morning. This product is good for small deposits of scale.
In addition, the stores sell special tools for cleaning kettles.
Apply these simple methods to remove scale in the kettle should be periodically, 1-2 times a month, avoiding heavy pollution, because the smaller the sediment, the easier it is to remove it.
To prevent the appearance of scale in the kettles, use purified water. For this it is enough to purchase any home water filter. This will protect not only your kettle, but your body.