The scum in the water appears due to the content of a large amount of salt and impurities in it, which settle to the bottom, walls and heating element of the electric kettle. If you do not clean the kettle in time, this can affect a quick breakdown, or the process of heating the water will be longer. In this case, scale affects the body negatively, destroying the kidneys and the genitourinary system.
The easiest way to remove limescale with citric acid. To clean the scale, you need to buy one bag of food citric acid. Pour acid into the kettle. Pour cold water into it and leave for several hours. Then pour everything from the kettle, pour fresh water and boil several times.
If citric acid did not cope with the scum, then add 100 g of 9% vinegar to the kettle with water, then boil this mixture, pour it and rinse the kettle thoroughly.
Fanta, Sprite or Cola sparkling water is suitable for descaling. From them it is necessary to remove the gases, pour the kettle 1/2 and boil.
Potato peeling along with apple peel are also suitable. They should be washed, put in a teapot with water and boiled several times.
If the kettle is high in scale, then you can do the following procedure: Pour a full kettle of water, add 1 tbsp soda and boil for 30 minutes. Change the water, add 1 tablespoon of citric acid and also boil for 30 minutes. Change the water, add 150 g of vinegar, boil. With this method, the scale will become soft and must be removed with a sponge.
