We’ve all done it. Looked inside the kettle and gasped at the layers of limescale within. Don’t lie. My kettle has some pretty stubborn patches of milky white limescale inside which I’ve been itching to tackle all week.
This isn’t unusual in London, a hard water area. Areas of like London have plumbed water which contains a high level of calcium and magnesium compounds – these are what cause limescale.
According to Thames Water, over 60% of people in the UK live in hard water areas Limescale isn’t dangerous, but it can cause a film to form on top of your tea and damage your appliances.
The problematic crust is particularly bothersome to me, because my kettle is made of glass. This means that everyone who wants a cuppa is accosted by the
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