Descaling The Kettle With Citric Acid: Here’s How

Descaling the kettle with citric acid: instructions on how to do it

You can get citric acid as a powder in all drugstores and supermarkets that have a household goods department. It is also available online. The powder is mixed with water when used for descaling.

1. Fill the kettle with one liter of water. Add one to two tablespoons of the citric acid powder. Stir the mixture with a long spoon.
2. Leave the citric acid solution in the kettle to soak in cold for around five hours.
3. Pour the contents of the kettle down the drain and rinse well with clear water several times.
4. Fill the kettle up to the maximum limit line. Boil the water and then throw it away.
5. Your kettle is now ready for use again.

You should pay attention to these points

Limescale builds up in a kettle after a while. Especially when the tap water is very hard, the household appliance should be descaled more often. Citric acid is also suitable for this.

• It is important that you do not heat the citric acid solution inserted into the kettle. If you ignore this information and boil the solution, the deposited lime combines with the citric acid to form a calcium citrate complex.
• This hardens so much that you can no longer remove the hardening and have to buy a new device. Therefore, make sure that you only use citric acid as a solution when it is cold, at most lukewarm.
• Since the kettle is mostly made of plastic, it must also be ensured that the dosage is not too concentrated. Otherwise, the housing will be damaged.
• With regard to the exposure time, you should know that it depends on the degree of limescale. If you notice a heavy deposit and therefore a long exposure time is necessary, the dosage should be slightly lower.
• Finally, you should make sure that you rinse the device thoroughly with clear water several times in a row. If you do not do this, citric acid residues can impair the taste of the drink that is subsequently prepared or cause damage to your health.