Dog Ma /25/04
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> Derek:
>> Bottled water is *not* mineral free. If you want water with no minerals,
>> you need to buy distilled.
>
> Or deionized, which you can also make at home with a cartridge gadget. Or
> rainwater.
>
>> 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.
>
> Sodium salts of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) - for those not
> afraid of "chemicals" - are a universal descaling agent that rapidly
> chelates polyvalent ions like those in lime deposits. It's cheap at hardware
> stores, but wear gloves and keep out of eyes. A spongeload may remove
> deposits very quickly, or make a "poultice" in a rag or paper towel and
> leave it for a while. Some dishwasher detergents are loaded with that,
> zeolites, phosphates and other hard-water ion eaters. When I have crusted
> old cookware, I usually just soak it for a few hours in hot water with a
> cupful or so of the stuff. Watch out - can eat aluminum and some other
> metals.
>
> -DM
>
>
Dog Ma,

Is this stuff you're describing environmentally sound? After all, that acid
has 11 syllables, if I've counted correctly; a bad omen.

Michael