On 24 Oct 2004 19:18:06 -0700, Sam wrote:

> hi there,i am trying to revitalise a kettle which had accumulated
> some hard water deposits.
>
> i boiled some undiluted white vinegar in it and left for a few hours.i
> looked down the lid and the chrome coloured element was shiny as new.
>
> to keep it new i decided to use bottled water in it from now on.
>
> a few weeks later i noticed floating particles in my tea. i checked
> the kettle to find quite a 1cm white formation growing on a part of
> the element. in addition some areas of the element had green corrosion
> marks.
>
> Any ideas what is going on down there?How do you clean your kettles?
> thanks,
>
> Sam

Bottled water is *not* mineral free. If you want water with no minerals,
you need to buy distilled.

Personally, I'm still struggling with lime scale on our electric tea
kettle. Unfortunately, it's around the rim, and it's in a very difficult
place to soak in vinegar.

--
Derek

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