How to descale a glass electric kettle?

Any housewife has a kettle in the kitchen. Someone prefers to warm water for coffee or tea on gas, someone uses electric kettles. Glass models are extremely resistant to high temperatures, do not absorb odor, have a beautiful appearance. But over time, scale forms in any vessel, no matter what water you use. The scum appears due to the layering of salts and minerals contained in the water. The rate of plaque formation depends on its quality. But even if you put super-sophisticated filters, sooner or later a raid will still appear. In an electric kettle, scale forms around a heating coil and causes it to burn out after a while. To prevent this from happening, you need to periodically get rid of plaque. How to clean the glass electric kettle from scale at home and remove plaque? We will deal with this in this article.

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Anti-scale products

There are several ways to clean and wash the glass kettle from scale. You can use chemicals or alternative methods that are good because they are safe, plus there are similar cleaning agents in every kitchen. Let's take a closer look.

Vinegar

This is a proven effective, completely safe way to descale a glass kettle. In addition, it has an antibacterial effect. So the germs will have a hard time.

How to act:

1. Pour water in vinegar, taken in equal parts, into the container.
2. Boil this solution.
3. Leave everything inside for 2 hours.
4. Pour out the liquid, and clean the remaining deposits with a sponge. Wash carefully.
5. If necessary, the procedure can be repeated.
6. After cleaning, boil clean water a couple more times, drain.

Lemon acid

Another simple and effective way to get rid of plaque is citric acid. This method is suitable for any type of cookware. It is even believed that cleaning with citric acid is more effective than vinegar:

1. Pour water into the appliance, add citric acid. For 1 liter there are 2-3 teaspoons of citric acid.
2. Boil the liquid.
3. Leave to cool completely.
4. Drain the cleaning agent, remove the soft residue with a sponge.
5. Boil the water in the appliance several times, drain before using it.

Important! Citric acid can be replaced with lemon juice. Just squeeze one citrus into a bowl of water.

Baking soda

Soda cleaning is done as follows:

1. Dissolve soda in hot water, pour into a container.
2. Leave on for 15 minutes, then boil.
3. Wait for the liquid to cool.
4. Rinse the kitchen utensil thoroughly with clean and scum residues.

Soda and Vinegar

What else can clean a glass teapot? You can clean the device with a mixture of soda and vinegar:

1. Dissolve 2 tablespoons of vinegar and 2 tablespoons of soda in water.
2. Pour this mixture into the appliance to the maximum mark.
3. Boil the liquid several times, leave to cool.
4. Drain the solution. Use a soft sponge to remove any residue.
5. Rinse the inside of the vessel well under running water.

Lemon and vinegar

You can get rid of plaque inside the vessel by mixing lemon with vinegar:

1. Dissolve 2 tablespoons of lemon juice or citric acid and 2 tablespoons of vinegar in 1 liter of liquid.
2. Pour the mixture into the appliance.
3. Boil this solution several times.
4. Drain and clean with a sponge.
5. Rinse well.

Lemon and soda

The combination of lemon juice and baking soda will give a good result in the fight against plaque from excessively hard tap water. Such a mixture will make it fat and remove deposits, leaving a pleasant smell of lemon.

Boil water several times with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and 2 tablespoons of baking soda.

Carbonated drinks

Oddly enough this sounds, but you can clear limescale with carbonated drinks. For glass electric kettles, “Sprite” is better, since colored drinks, for example, Coca-Cola, can leave marks on the walls.

Pour one glass of lemonade into the container and fill with water. Boil this mixture several times, drain and sponge off any residue.

Important! If the coating is very strong, it is not necessary to dilute with water - fill the dishes на only with soda.

Other non-standard cleaning methods

What people just can’t think of and how they can’t clean their dishes from a harmful scale:

• Pour the cucumber pickle into the container and bring to a boil several times. In fact, the method is effective, since the tool is nothing but a concentrated brine.
• Put the washed peel from apples or potatoes in a bowl, add a little salt and fill with water. Boil water along with cleanings and leave everything to cool the liquid. Then you just have to sponge the remaining deposits and thoroughly rinse the appliance. This is also an understandable option, since apples contain natural active acids, and potatoes contain starch. Both that, and another, is capable to remove pollution of various origin, including scum.

Calgon

Of the chemicals used to combat lime and salt deposits on glass electric kettles, Calgon is best suited. This tool for dishwashers and washing machines with a unique composition will come in handy. One package is enough for you for a long time.

In order to remove the scum with “Kalgon”, you need to dilute 1 teaspoon of the product in 3 liters of water and boil all this in a scum dish. After that, removing the remaining plaque will not be difficult.

Important! After this, it is advisable to boil water several times in a bowl and drain it. After that, the device can be used.

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Preventive measures

For the kettle to last for a long time, you need to follow these recommendations:

• Pour filtered water into the appliance.
• It is easier to remove a small layer of plaque, therefore, clean the device at least once a month, even better - once a week.
• Drain after each use.
• Do not keep water in the container, leave the container dry.

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Now you know how to deal with such a boring scum. Act in order not to cause unnecessary harm to your health!