Can I clean a Coca-Cola kettle?

One of the most unusual, at first glance, ways to clean the kettle is to use the popular Coca-Cola drink. Despite the fact that the modern market has a wide range of various products to remove scale, rust and other contaminants from household appliances, many housewives still prefer to clean the Coca-Cola kettle. How convenient this option is and how justified the use of this tool is, you will learn from this article.

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Features of the composition of Cola

The unusual properties of Coca-Cola are due to its composition. It includes:

• carbonated purified water;
• sugar;
• phosphoric acid;
• caffeine.

Important! The last 2 substances are especially valuable with respect to the cleaning effect, although the carbonated medium is also able to cope on its own with a slight plaque.

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How to use Kola for cleaning the kettle

To clean the Coca-Cola kettle, you don’t need to take any specific actions or a big waste of time. This procedure has such a step-by-step algorithm:

1. Drain all water from the appliance.
2. Pour in на carbonated drink.
3. Plug in.
4. Wait until all contents boil.
5. Leave to cool - it is advisable to generally leave “Coke" inside the kettle for the whole night.
6. In the morning, drain the Coke and remove the remaining pieces of plaque.
7. Walk with a soft sponge on the walls, if inside there were strong deposits of lime and partially they did not dissolve.
8. Rinse several times with running water.
9. Boil clean water.
10. Drain it.
11. Refill the drinking water, bring to a boil.

Now the kettle is clean and the water in it is ready for making tea, coffee or other drinks and dishes.

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Alternatives to Coca-Cola

A similar procedure can be carried out with other means, if you decide how to clean the electric kettle from rust and scale. For this purpose, you are suitable:

• ordinary sparkling water, although its effect will be much weaker;
• lemon juice - mixed with water approximately in the proportion of 1 fruit per 1 liter;
• citric acid - you need about 2 bags per 1 teapot, the proportion can be changed based on the degree of contamination of the device;
• vinegar - in order to clean the kettle, it is mixed with water in a ratio of 1: 2 or 1: 1.

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Now you know that you can actually clean the Coca-Cola kettle and make sure that it is not difficult. Try it on your own experience and you will be surprised at the result. If nevertheless this miracle drink was not at hand, we offered you worthy alternatives from improvised home remedies that will help to solve the problem just as quickly. Drink only delicious tea and coffee made from pure water without any admixture of lime or rust!