My wife was trying to clean our kettle
I said, it needs CLR
she asked what CLR is
I said Calcium Lime and Rust. There is also Lime-Away.
She put the CLR in there. Then she washed it out many times. All of the mineral deposits washed away. She rinsed it out with water many more times, and then eventually cleaned it with vinegar after rinsing it many times. At least, I think that’s how she cleaned it. She’s the kettle cleaner, I don’t know much about it, other than that CLR exists.
It was very clean for a few months.
We got a regular kettle after that
Citric acid.
Drop a teaspoon of citric acid into a full kettle, boil it, empty it, rinse it out, repeat if needed. That blasts away the build up. It is how high end kettles like Fellow stag recommends cleaning their kettle too because you can’t scrub its mirror finish hotplate.
Citric acid is handy for so many things! Cleaning out kettles, coffee makers. We also use it for dishwasher rinse aid and fabric softener in the laundry.
CLR is mostly Lactic Acid.
Any weak acid will remove calcium deposits like lactic, citric, or acetic acid.
My wife didn’t know about CLR.
I just add a tiny pinch when using it, so it acts as a chelating agent to prevent water spots from forming in the first place.
This one. Same for dishwashers and washing machines (adjust dose)