I have hard anodized pots that I use very frequently to boil water.
We have hard water and it's left white deposits all over the pots. Is
there a cleaning chemical that's safe to use on hard anodized pots?
or any other magic trick?

Thanks
tw

Hello, !
You wrote on 9 Feb 2007 16:24:47 -0800:


t> I have hard anodized pots that I use very frequently to boil
t> water. We have hard water and it's left white deposits all
t> over the pots. Is there a cleaning chemical that's safe to
t> use on hard anodized pots? or any other magic trick?

If the deposits are calcium carbonate which is likely for hard
water, warming up a little vinegar in the pot should work.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not

wrote:
>
> I have hard anodized pots that I use very frequently to boil water.
> We have hard water and it's left white deposits all over the pots. Is
> there a cleaning chemical that's safe to use on hard anodized pots?
> or any other magic trick?
>

Try vinegar

On Feb 9, 7:24 pm, wrote:
> I have hard anodized pots that I use very frequently to boil water.
> We have hard water and it's left white deposits all over the pots. Is
> there a cleaning chemical that's safe to use on hard anodized pots?
> or any other magic trick?
>
> Thanks
> tw

I have 34 grains of hard water, using plenty of salt (I have the salt
bill to prove it!), but I still have those white deposits. I've never
figured out whether it is from the hardness or the softening, because
the water seems soft enough for washing and showering.

wrote:
> I have hard anodized pots that I use very frequently to boil water.
> We have hard water and it's left white deposits all over the pots. Is
> there a cleaning chemical that's safe to use on hard anodized pots?
> or any other magic trick?
>
> Thanks
> tw
>
See if you can find a product called Lemishine, it's made with citrus. I
have hard water here and periodically I fill the pots up with water
mixed with Lemishine and let them sit awhile. Never fails for me. Have
gotten to the point where I use it in the dishwasher rather than JetDry.

George

wrote:
>
> I have hard anodized pots that I use very frequently to boil water.
> We have hard water and it's left white deposits all over the pots. Is
> there a cleaning chemical that's safe to use on hard anodized pots?
> or any other magic trick?
>
> Thanks
> tw

"Dormond" cleaner is the stuff recommended for the Calphalon HA. I've
got it and it works well.

On Feb 10, 12:24 am, wrote:
> I have hard anodized pots that I use very frequently to boil water.
> We have hard water and it's left white deposits all over the pots. Is
> there a cleaning chemical that's safe to use on hard anodized pots?
> or any other magic trick?

Have you tried using the stuff you can buy for descaling kettles (and
steam irons/showers so it says on the packet)? I tend to use
something called 'scale away' for the kettle which is a packet of
crystals although you can get something which is a green liquid in
plastic sachets which does the same job.

peter