Removal of lime scale in kettle

Last summer our water supply was sometimes switched to bore water when the usual supply was low.  This caused heaps of complaints to the local council about the quality of the water and damage to electric kettles from the minerals in the water, especially lime scale.

But – white vinegar came to the rescue.

Use a half and half solution of vinegar and water, say half a cup of each. You need to make sure the  element is covered.

Boil the vinegar/water for a few minutes, then empty and rinse the kettle well.

Boil the kettle again with plain water and empty that water before you try to make a cup of tea.

I did this with my kettle about three months ago and it still looks very clean adn there is no limescale. (But we haven’t been on bore water yet this summer!!)