Calcium in kettles
Calcium in kettles
Always had this problem like most people. Having to de scale all the time. but by accident we used bottled water that is muy debil rather than the standard natural mineral water. Now the kettle stays totally clean with no residue at all. Maybe its something that people know about and we are late to the party but it certainly saves having to de scale.
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Re: Calcium in kettles
Mineral water contains minerals - no surprise there!
Minerals cause the cal formation which needs to be descaled.
Distilled water or the sort you buy for your steam iron does not. That is the best of all to avoid cal but it has no taste.
Best bet is to use the water you like and descale occasionally with some vinegar.
Sid
Minerals cause the cal formation which needs to be descaled.
Distilled water or the sort you buy for your steam iron does not. That is the best of all to avoid cal but it has no taste.
Best bet is to use the water you like and descale occasionally with some vinegar.
Sid
Re: Calcium in kettles
We never used bottled water of any kind in the kettle before. We used a brita filter yet still got the calcium. So it shows a brita doesnt do much good either.
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We have filters outside where the water comes into the house. One is a plastic sieve as we are on agricultural water with large flakes of cal in it. The other is one with large clear crystals in it that last for years and are supposed to act as a water softener.
I think it's this https://www.manomano.es/p/naturewater-c ... ifo-807421
We don't have any cal in our kettle. Our taps stay reasonably clean as well so I presume it is working. I know the water deposito has a good amount of cal in it and another filter in the garden irrigation system gets completely blocked with the stuff. I've never used bottled water in the kettle so don't know what effect it would have. We use the agricultural water for everything apart from drinking straight out of the tap.
I think it's this https://www.manomano.es/p/naturewater-c ... ifo-807421
We don't have any cal in our kettle. Our taps stay reasonably clean as well so I presume it is working. I know the water deposito has a good amount of cal in it and another filter in the garden irrigation system gets completely blocked with the stuff. I've never used bottled water in the kettle so don't know what effect it would have. We use the agricultural water for everything apart from drinking straight out of the tap.
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With Sid here cleaning vinegar works fine, we find it best to empty the kettle after use. Being in the campo our water is untreated agricultural water and comes from near Competa. It redefines the statement there is a lot of cal !
Mrs W beat me to it, same supply.
Mrs W beat me to it, same supply.
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Re: Calcium in kettles
My parents / we / mainly myself... have always used agua fuerte to descale kettles, just make sure that its well rinsed out.
Now im in my own place, i use bottled water in my coffee machine and its never scaled up.
Now im in my own place, i use bottled water in my coffee machine and its never scaled up.
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Re: Calcium in kettles
Horses for courses I suppose.
In Lebrija, no calcium whatsoever.
Here in deepest Hampshire, I need to descale kettles once a month. Sometimes just use a lemon, which partially works.
anyroads
In Lebrija, no calcium whatsoever.
Here in deepest Hampshire, I need to descale kettles once a month. Sometimes just use a lemon, which partially works.
anyroads
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