How to clean from scale everything

Why it works

Limescale largely consists of calcium and magnesium carbonate. By reaction with citric acid, acetic acid, phosphoric acid or other soluble carbonates of alkaline earth metals are converted into readily soluble salts. For example, acetates. Therefore, in combating limescale effective acidic substances, and for their amplification reaction must be heated.

Hydrate of interaction with water molecules gives carbonic acid, which in turn reacts with the insoluble calcium and magnesium carbonates, turning them into soluble bicarbonates. And they are easily washed away with water and sponge are removed.

1. As clear scum citric acid

• suitable for any teapots, coffee machines, irons, washing machines.
• proportions: Kettles, coffee machines and irons - 10 g per 100 ml of water; washing machine - 50 g per kilogram of load.
• pros: Environmental friendliness, safety, accessibility, pleasant aroma.
• Minuses: Unable to cope with long-standing, thick scum.

How to clean the kettle from scale

Fill the kettle with water about ¾ - so that the liquid covered the plaque on the walls and heating elements, but not always focused on boiling.

Stir the kettle with citric acid (100 grams per liter of water) and boil.

Leave until cool. Drain, remove any excess plaque sponge and wash thoroughly.

How to clean the coffee machine from scale

For coffee machines necessary to prepare a solution of citric acid based on the water reservoir volume. For example, if the coffee machine is intended for 2-liter require 200 g of citric acid.

Pour hot solution into a tank and let sit for 60 minutes.

After an hour, start the cooking program of the coffee without the coffee. Drain through a dispenser.

Then, start the coffee machine with water only, without citric acid. Once the merge boiling water, you can use the device. If the tank is removable coffee machine, remove the remnants of plaque under running water.

How to clean iron from scale

Prepare a solution of iron: Vsypte 10 g citric acid per 100 ml of boiling water, stir and cool to room temperature. Remove the protivoizvestkovy rod, if any, and soak in the resulting solution for an hour.

If not, fill a solution in the water tank. Turn on the iron and, holding it vertically, to let off steam, while not spend all of the liquid. Better to do it over the bath or basin: with the steam from the holes on the bottom will take off the scum.

After the procedure rinse under running water reservoir of the iron and soleplate wipe ammonia or nail polish remover.

How to clean the washing machine from limescale

To remove plaque from the heating elements and the drum washing machineYou will need 50 grams of acid per kilogram of load.

Stir ¾ citric acid (190 g acid per 5 kg load) in the tray for the powder, and ¹/₄ (60 g) - directly into the drum. Run at a maximum washing temperature.

2. How to clean limescale vinegar

• suitable for glass and ceramic teapots, stainless steel kettles, irons and washing machines.
• proportions: Kettles - 100 ml per liter of water; irons - 1 tablespoon per liter of water; washing machines - 10 ml for each kilogram load.
• A plus: More aggressive acidic environment removes even a thick layer of scum.
• Minuses: Can harm the rubber and plastic parts of devices, pungent odor.

How to clean the kettle from scale

To clean the kettle dilute the vinegar in the water and put on fire. After boiling, let poburlit a few more minutes. Then pour off the water, remove the remaining plaque sponge with detergent and boil water in a kettle clean.

How to clean iron from scale

Pour warm vinegar solution in the water tank, and holding the iron horizontally, release the steam.

Boil the kettle with vinegar and let off steam from the iron only in well-ventilated area.

How to clean the washing machine from limescale

The washing machine vinegar (10 ml for each kilogram load) fill the ditch for an air conditioner or liquid powder. Start the wash cycle without any laundry at the maximum temperature, and then another - rinse to get rid of certain specific flavor.

Vinegar can damage the gum on the door, so be careful if you decide to pour the substance directly into the drum. So you can do when the machine is not in tanks for liquids.

3. How to clean the scum soda

• suitable for any teapots, coffee machines.
• proportions: Tea and coffee maker - 1 tablespoon per 500 ml of water.
• pros: Accessibility, simplicity.
• Minuses: Takes, not all types of plaque, is unable to cope with the age-old deposits.

Mechanism purification kettles and coffee makers soda simple: fill with water, adding soda and boil. It is usually recommended not to remove the kettle from the heat another 20-30 minutes after boiling, and electric - include a few times.

After the wash procedure kettle or tank inside the coffee machine and clean water boil.

If the plaque is very strong, try a more alkaline soda instead of baking soda. Or add to the usual soda the same amount of salt.

4. How to clean the scum soda

• suitable for any teapots, coffee machines, irons.
• proportions: Vessels are filled approximately ¾.
• A plus: Effectively even with a thick coating.
• Minus: Color drink can stain vessel. Therefore, to clean white plastic irons and electric kettles is better to take a clear soda, including mineral water.

How to clean the kettle or coffee machine from scale

Open the bottle and wait until most of the carbon dioxide will evaporate.

Pour soda into a teapot or coffee maker reservoir, hold about 15-20 minutes and then boil.

Due to orthophosphoric acid and carbon dioxide soda perfectly cope with salt deposits.

How to clean iron from scale

Fill in the dedicated soda water tank turn device iron vertically hold and release steam. If a lot of scale, do it a few times.

5. How to clean limescale brine

• suitable for all dummies.
• proportions: Kettle must be filled to ¾.
• pros: Simplicity, accessibility.
• Minuses: Unable to cope with persistent bloom, odor.

The brine contains lactic and acetic acid. Fill the kettle with strained cucumber or tomato brine, boil for 20-30 minutes.

After that, pour the brine, wash with scale and kettle with a soft sponge with detergent.

6. As clear scum soda, citric acid and vinegar

• suitable for all dummies.
• proportions1 tablespoon baking soda, 1 tablespoon of citric acid and a glass vinegar per liter of water.
• A plus: Smashes even stone salt deposits.
• Minus: Troublesome, strong odor impact on the corrosive components of the devices.

Fill the kettle with water, add baking soda citric acid and boil. If the electric kettle, do it 2-3 times. If the normal give-lemon soda solution poburlit 20-30 minutes.

Drain and refill the kettle with water. Boil it and pour vinegar. Leave on for 15-20 minutes.

If after that the scale has come down herself, it becomes loose. You can easily remove it with a sponge and a detergent for washing dishes.

At the end again boil in the kettle with fresh water and then drain it.

What to do for the prevention of scale

1. Try to fill in the kettles, coffee machines and irons are only filtered water.
2. Before you enter the water, rinse the instrument.
3. Do not leave water in the appliance after use. Better every time to pour a new one.
4. Get rid of the scale at least once a month, even if the heating elements and the walls do not have a pronounced flight. If your appliance has a self-cleaning function, to resort to it.

see also

• How to clean a washing machine easily →
• How to clean iron at home →
• How to clean the kettle from scale →