Descaler

In a modern house, you can not do without household appliances, nor without various chemicals for cleaning it. Everyone probably came across the question of which descaler is most suitable. But not only efficiency is important, but also harmlessness, because safety for health is what every person values. So, let's deal with this question - what to use the descaler in the kettle and how to prevent its occurrence in the future.

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The reasons for the appearance of scale

From chemistry courses you can find out that the water that we heat in our teapots contains calcium, magnesium salts and so on according to the periodic table. In the process of heating, they are separated into insoluble sediment and carbon dioxide.

Insoluble precipitate - this is the very scum. The greater the hardness of the water, the more salts it contains, which leads to a large scale sediment.

Important! Scaling cannot be prevented. Filters installed in teapots, of course, can reduce the amount of scale at times. But, unfortunately, they cannot completely prevent its occurrence.

But do not be afraid of this, because today there are a huge number of ways that help get rid of annoying deposits and unpleasant plaque.

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How to choose the best descaler?

In order not to delve into theoretical possibilities, you should focus on considering the most common descaling agents, as well as their disadvantages and advantages.

Do not forget that each user will have to make independent conclusions, taking into account their own preferences and operating conditions. For example, a person living in a country house may encounter difficulties in calling the master, the effectiveness of his visit to eliminate damage.

The household chemical industry offers a wide range of descaling products. Which brand to give preference to - decide on your own, based on such criteria:

• the availability of descaling in a kettle or washing machine for your budget;
• customer reviews;
• your personal trust in a particular brand based on the experience of using other products from the product line.

The most common of them are: “Anti-scale: deep cleaning”, “Major Domus”, “Descaler”.

Important! In this case, it is imperative to observe safety precautions. After processing with a chemical agent, the kettle should be properly washed several times.

Benefits of descaling chemicals

To a sufficient extent, the composition of these funds coincides with the composition of washing powders. In general, the advantages of such compositions are as follows:

1. High efficiency.
2. Speed ​​of action.
3. Affordable price.
4. Minimum waste of physical effort and time.

Important! There are also products on the market that are specifically designed to protect household appliances from scale. But they all fundamentally change the chemical composition of water, so they should be put into use very carefully.

disadvantages

All these tools, even those that bear the name of famous brands, are not without drawbacks:

• It is extremely difficult to take into account the change in stiffness, the characteristics of each type of powder used, the weight of the laundry to be washed, etc., since ideal dosing is not possible.
• It is possible that fakes appear on the shelves of domestic stores. Therefore, it is not possible to determine independently the authenticity of a particular tool, without the help of a special laboratory analysis.

Important! Some masters argue that the descaling agents used, for example, in washing machines separately from powder, prevent the formation of deposits on the working elements of the equipment.

But if you mix them and add dirt from the clothes, then they create a certain insulating layer on the heaters. Thus, interfering with the necessary heat transfer, and subsequently can cause a variety of damage.

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How to remove scale from the kettle?

You can spend money and buy a special descaler in household chemical stores. In order to descale in electric kettle In this way, you need to clearly follow the instructions.

Important! Pay attention to how clearly the instructions for use on the packaging are described.

But there is a generally accepted application scheme:

1. Boil water in the kettle to which the cleanser has previously been added.
2. Allow time for the descaling agent to work.
3. Rinse the kettle thoroughly.

Proven folk remedies

If you don’t have special means at hand or if you didn’t want to spend money on it, you can use acetic or citric acid.

Important! The acid reacts with the salt, and the salt, as we recall, consists of scale, and completely different salts are formed that dissolve well in water.

Adding 100 ml of vinegar to the water, you can clean the kettle from boring scale. For this method to work, you should:

• boil water with vinegar;
• pour and rinse the kettle thoroughly with water.

Important! If vinegar was not at hand, then take citric acid instead, it should be added to water in proportions of 1 tbsp. l acid per 1 liter of water, boiling it, leave it overnight, and in the morning wash the kettle well.

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Popular remedies for cleaning electric kettles

At a time when scale in an electric kettle has already formed, and in a sufficiently large amount, pay your attention to the following methods. Affordable and easy to use descaling agents in the kettle will help you solve the problem:

• If the scale is small, it will be enough to rinse with soapy hot water and a washcloth.
• Sparkling water is well suited for an electric kettle - both colorless water and your favorite Coca-Cola will be appropriate.

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Scale Prevention

The appearance of scale in an electric kettle can be prevented if you use bottled water or filtered water when boiling. If it is not possible to use such water, there is a good reason to uphold tap water for a day.

Important! While the water will settle, the salts will settle, which will soften the water and reduce scale in the household appliance.

Also, in order to disinfect and soften the water, you can put a piece of silicon in it.

How to choose the right water filter?

In order to remove the issue of preparing drinking water at the very beginning, it should be noted that the installation of a reverse osmosis system will be the most reasonable solution. Water that does not contain salts, calcium and magnesium can be used to cook food in double boilers and teapots, as well as in other equipment. Thus, you can be 100% sure that when using such water no plaque will appear - neither inside nor on the surface of the equipment.

The result is saving your money, time, effort, because you will not need to look for a suitable descaling agent.

Important! This technology has a small minus - the amount of water that can be used when installing such a device is only 200 liters of water per day, which is not so much. For example, washing under a shower with an average water pressure for 10 minutes drains 130 liters, washing - about 120 liters, etc.

Of course, other factors should be taken into account, but even the aforementioned is extremely sufficient to comprehend the following: in order to prepare process water, you need to use a separate descaling filter.

If you study the characteristics of modern washing machines, you can find out that in almost all models it is permissible to connect to the mains hot water. This connection allows you to tremendously reduce energy consumption, reduce the time of work processes and increase equipment capabilities. But the filter with polyphosphate backfill from the scale acts in an extremely narrow temperature range - from 5 to 35 ° C.

Especially in order to solve the problem of such a narrow range, magnetic or electromagnetic transducers are used. Magnetic devices can be installed away from washing machines, since they operate at a fairly large distance. By creating magnetic fields in the feed pipe, they turn the crystals of calcium, salts and magnesium into new species that are not able to combine in the form of an unpleasant scale.

If you have an individual heating system at home, then this system will prove especially good. A magnetic installation will isolate the hazardous scale from the heat-exchanging boiler. Thus, excellent working conditions are provided for your household appliances, water supply systems and individual elements of plumbing.

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From the abundance of methods and means to combat scum, choose the one that suits you the most. But it’s best not to resort to total cleaning right away, only in an emergency. The most sensible solution would be to replace the scum control with its prevention with regular daily cleanings.