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12th January 2021, 13:49 #1
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Getting rid of kettle buildup
Closeup of my kettle bottom. This only happens on 1 side which I'm guessing is the element side. I have chucked in sodium percarbonate and then heated to 65 and scrubbed (lightly) but it didn't make much of a difference. What else can I try?
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12th January 2021, 14:16 #2
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a quickie - look for barkeepers friend. place in jhb sells it (https://www.culinary.co.za/) i paid r70 or something and bought 5/6 containers. main ingredient is oxalic acid, you can mix this with citric or tartaric too, excellent for cleaning s/s and passivates it post clean. i use one of think pink scourers, add some barkeepers and a spritz of vinegar or citric acid. et voila. wear gloves.
careful for bleach type cleaners, it strips the top layer off the s/s and can lead to rust...eventually.
edit: the stuff is brilliant, it will clean that thing in no time flat. let it soak a bit and dont try to scrape if from the s/s
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12th January 2021, 14:26 #3
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Thank you kind sir. And culinary is relatively close to me as well... bonus.
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12th January 2021, 15:29 #4
That should work ... did you soak the SPC?
Add 2L water + 20G SPC and boil for a while then let it soak for ±10min ... it should lift right off
You could even boil a little water with dishwasher powder.
PS: I've had pots burn on pitch black that I soak with dishwasher powder ... after a few hours that black just rinses off like it was never burnt onto the metalThe Problem With The World Is That Everyone Is A Few Drinks Behind.!
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12th January 2021, 15:33 #5
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12th January 2021, 19:16 #6
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Boiled SPC for 5 mins, let it stand for 10 mins... No dice.
Added dishwasher powder, boil another 5 mins and let soak for 20 mins. Still nada.
Eish
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12th January 2021, 20:39 #7
Eish, that's weird.
I dont think you're going to find "Barkeepers Friend"
How about a paste of baking soda + vinegar mixed ... the old people used to clean everything that way
Secondly you need to investigate why that happens ... I don't recall others with electrical boilers getting it that bad ??The Problem With The World Is That Everyone Is A Few Drinks Behind.!
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13th January 2021, 07:31 #8
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13th January 2021, 09:14 #9
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try these guys, https://barkeepers.co.za/
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13th January 2021, 11:25 #10
^ Thanks
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Bottled 2x 20l batches today. Small bottles are a pain. At least now I can brew my marzen.
What are you brewing?