KitchenCraft Le'Xpress Kettle Descaler Ball, Stainless Steel Wire Limescale Remover

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When your kettle is cool, clean the exterior with hot, soapy water (do not fully immerse it in the sink) and then wipe it down with a microfibre cloth. Thissuccessfully prevents the furring of your kettle by attracting all of the unwanted scale, so that your favourite hot beverages are clear from any unwanted floating particles and taste better.

As we mentioned above, hard water is water that has a high mineral content, whereas soft water is low in minerals but has a higher sodium content. Good Housekeeping participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. This works by the mesh ball collecting most of the limescale while the rest of the deposits settle on their kettle’s side, base, and heating element.So, they’ve created products to help you clean and revitalise items in your home in a short space of time. Neat vinegar can also be an irritant to sensitive skin so it would be worth wearing rubber gloves when trying to tackle this area.

In some respects, popping a Home Master descaling sachet into your kettle looks like you’re sticking a tea bag straight into the kettle!To prevent future limescale build-ups, use a kettle protector — such as the Dunelm Kettle Descaler — a stainless-steel wire ball which attracts deposit away from the base and sides. Limescale is a hard chalky substance that mainly consists of calcium carbonate, which is commonly found in rocks, seashells and eggshells. Over a period of time these deposits build up on the inside of kettles and present themselves as limescale. In this article, I’ll talk about how kettle descaler balls work and how effective they really are at removing the hard and chalky mineral deposit that builds up inside our kettles when the hot water evaporates.

Failing to wash your kettle descaler ball will cause whatever limescale it has collected to eventually accumulate and harden. Once boiled, unplug it and place it in an empty sink – in case of spills – then slowly add the contents of a single sachet of Oust. Empty the kettle and rinse it, boil a fresh kettle of water without any Oust, discard it, and repeat.If pouring a measure of liquid descaler isn’t tickling your fancy and you’d like to try a simpler and cleaner option, try one of Home Master’s Kettle Descaler Sachets. We then pass small amounts of debris through the filter to check how well it does its job, and also look at how easy it is to remove, clean and replace when you’re done. It’s also chemical-free, so unlike liquid descaler solutions, you don’t need to worry about chemicals and toxic components sticking to your kettle and making their way into your coffee.