Oresai
11-25-2008, 12:52 PM
Without using harsh chemicals :D
Here in Orkney the water is hard, with a lot of limescale. This furs up the inside of a kettle and things like shower heads, making them less efficient (I should mention washing machines too)
To descale a kettle, simply fill the jug three quarters full of white vinegar. Boil, empty the vinegar into a jug, rinse the kettle and if needed, repeat, though once usually always does the trick. Your kettle will be gleaming and you didn`t fork out money for a rather vicious chemical descaler. ;)
To clean drains in a sink, ditto with the vinegar. Pour half a small tub of bicarbonate of soda into the plug hole, then pour a litre of vinegar onto that. It`ll fizz for a while, leave it for about fifteen minutes, then rinse with hot water and wipe round. It cleans drains and helps clear blockages.
If your showerhead is likewise affected by limescale due to hard water, remove it and boil for ten minutes in a pot of vinegar to descale.
Here in Orkney the water is hard, with a lot of limescale. This furs up the inside of a kettle and things like shower heads, making them less efficient (I should mention washing machines too)
To descale a kettle, simply fill the jug three quarters full of white vinegar. Boil, empty the vinegar into a jug, rinse the kettle and if needed, repeat, though once usually always does the trick. Your kettle will be gleaming and you didn`t fork out money for a rather vicious chemical descaler. ;)
To clean drains in a sink, ditto with the vinegar. Pour half a small tub of bicarbonate of soda into the plug hole, then pour a litre of vinegar onto that. It`ll fizz for a while, leave it for about fifteen minutes, then rinse with hot water and wipe round. It cleans drains and helps clear blockages.
If your showerhead is likewise affected by limescale due to hard water, remove it and boil for ten minutes in a pot of vinegar to descale.