KitchenCraft Le'Xpress Kettle Descaler Ball, Stainless Steel Wire Limescale Remover

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Hard water area – If you live in a hard water area and you boil your kettle a lot, you should aim to descale it every month. Similarly, if you live in a hard water area, but you rarely boil your kettle, you should also descale your kettle on a monthly basis just to keep the mineral deposits at bay.

READ NEXT: Our favourite water filter jugs for improving the taste of your tap water What is limescale? How often you need to descale an electric kettle depends on what kind of water you put into it, and how often you use it.At that point, it’s time to take action. Cleaning limescale is something we should all do, especially if you live in a ‘hard water’ area. And, while it isn’t difficult, it does take a bit of time, particularly if you haven’t done it regularly. It may also involve the use of chemicals and hot water, so it’s advisable to take all necessary precautions to protect your skin and eyes from scalds, burns, and unwanted splashes before getting started. It’s also important to warn any other household members that the kettle is out of action until you’ve finished and thoroughly rinsed it through – you don’t want them making a chemical-laden cup of tea. Aside from being fuss-free, this ball is reusable. You can use it for as long as you can. So while you can still squeeze the ball while cleaning it and no limescale deposits have hardened within the mesh, it’s still good to go.

Kettles can suffer with bad limescale if they’re constantly filled up with hard water. In short, hard water contains lots of mineral deposits like magnesium and calcium. Make sure your kettle has a limescale filter and that you clean it regularly. This is designed to catch the limescale as you pour, so you want one which is well-fitted with a dense mesh. Ideally, you should then let it sit for around half an hour to let the lemon break up the limescale. Once you’ve done that, you can empty the kettle and then give it a rinse. How to reduce limescale build-up You get eight seven-gram sachets in one tub, and although these sachets are some of the most expensive ones around, you don’t have to use them too often.You might think that any rolled or balled-up metal mesh is a good-enough kettle descaler ball. This ball is one of the simplest products out there; it follows an uncomplicated design and a straightforward concept. I mean, how discerning do you have to be when looking for descaler balls? What Not To Buy As a guide, you will need to use about one sachet every three months if you live in a hard water area, and one sachet every six months if you live in a soft water area. Using a filter to reduce the mineral load in your tap water before boiling can help slow down the build-up of limescale in your kettle. So can installing a water softener. But what if it’s too late for that? And the limescale has already coated the element, the walls, and the base?