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Yowing
Mar 3, 2013, 02:43 PM
After using my kettle for quite a time, sediment build up at the bottom of the kettle. What caused it? Does it have a hurmful effect to our body? What can I do to remove it?

joypulv
Mar 3, 2013, 02:55 PM
It's just calcified minerals, not harmful to your kettle, but they get into the works of your plumbing and appliances and clog them up like hardened arteries.
There are 'de-scalers' or 'de-mineralizer' products that sort of work, or you can get a water softener. They range in price from about 450 to 1300 + installation, but save years of wear and tear on your appliances. (I went for the 1300 non-electric, no salt, no maintenance one. Yes, expensive, but worth every penny/)

ma0641
Mar 3, 2013, 03:38 PM
It's just calcified minerals, not harmful to your kettle, but they get into the works of your plumbing and appliances and clog them up like hardened arteries.
There are 'de-scalers' or 'de-mineralizer' products that sort of work, or you can get a water softener. They range in price from about 450 to 1300 + installation, but save years of wear and tear on your appliances. (I went for the 1300 non-electric, no salt, no maintenance one. Yes, expensive, but worth every penny/)

To remove the sediment( it's just precipitated Calcium Carbonate), get a handful of pea gravel, heat the water and swirl the gravel around. It will knock all the sediment off. Only way to eliminate is to get a water softener but then you introduce Sodium Chloride into the water.

joypulv
Mar 3, 2013, 04:03 PM
'Only way to eliminate is to get a water softener but then you introduce Sodium Chloride into the water.'

Check out Pelican. No sodium, no ion exchange, nothing. I've had mine about 2 months. The minerals crystallize instead, so they don't harden onto any surface, and wipe off, a soft white stuff. It also descales all existing plumbing and fixtures. No bags of salt! No electricity!

ma0641
Mar 3, 2013, 06:52 PM
'Only way to eliminate is to get a water softener but then you introduce Sodium Chloride into the water.'

Check out Pelican. No sodium, no ion exchange, nothing. I've had mine about 2 months. The minerals crystallize instead, so they don't harden onto any surface, and wipe off, a soft white stuff. It also descales all existing plumbing and fixtures. No bags of salt! No electricity!

Great idea!