You do have lime scale on your metal element, the reason it’s not anywhere else in the kettle is because it’s plastic. Now bleach your cup.

There’s limescale in your kettle mate. You can’t see it? 😂

There is still limescale on the metal bit inside, you should use vinegar to get rid of that. You are also using filtered water which would reduce it! So it is costing you! Look I'm not saying it won't work what you're saying, but I will stick to vinegar once a month!

Still limescale on the element, which should be a shiny silver as new, as for the floor of the kettle. Now... In an empty kettle flood the element and kettle floor with only white/clear vinegar. Let it work for about three minutes then SCRUB gently with a washing up brush, steel scourer, until the calcium is gone. IF your calcium is still on after that, you have more aggressive calcium/or just more, in your water So. Boil 1 cup of water with half cup of same vinegar which makes calcium come off more. 2-3 times should have it like new if you scrub as before AFTER the boil (careful to let it cool for a minute or two after boiling. Waters vary, your water has more or less calcium than other locations. More = more build up in your boiler and kettle (if the municipal water goes in there). Aluminium/Titanium/steel rods (anode) rods are used in boilers these days to prolong the life of your water boilers. A couple of decades ago, people started using those metal scourers (like the current vileda's 'Glitzi' scouring balls), but they were tiny back then, purely for the kettle, doing the same job as a boiler anode rod, which is to absorb the heavy calcium deposits and keep your kettle looking new. So - it's in the water - if you keep putting 'hard' water in your kettle, your going to have to keep the kettle scourer IN, or clean your kettle every evening/week, according to your build up. Forgive my mistakes, I don't have a certificate of the academic kind, only life experience and being human just like you all.

Doesn't work unless like you - you have a filter already and you are in a soft water area!

so kinda like a prevention wish id thought of that back then, i find plastic kettle builds it up faster compare to metal doesn't look like it stopped the rust on that metal thing

I mainly wondered what you do but guess just empty kettle, my mug I use takes a whole kettle and a bit more, am thinking about using distilled water on next kettle as hope removes what in water that causes limescale

Sadly enough it doesn't work with my kettle. It's in inox inside could it be because it's in inox?

You appear to be using a water filter in the first place!

I tried this but it doesn't work for me. My kettle does not have an element in the bottom it is stainless steel. I can get it nice and clean by putting in vinegar and boiling it and then rinse it out and it's great for a short time. I need to know why the buildup is coming back. I have a water softener and I thought that would stop this but not so. I have sent a water sample to my local health department to see what they find. . After that, I don't know what else I can do. I am on a well so there's not much I can change about that.

There is limescale on the element on this kettle. The element is full colour and where the limescale chipped off its shiny silver

awesome! i will try this, thank you friend. also you have a very soothing voice! :)

If you boil water on the stove this would be a good tip to do also.

Maybe wash your cup while your at it 🙂

This is a real pain... I put the kettle full so I can make 4 or 5 cups of tea without constantly refilling it between cups and waiting for it to get hot. Usually it's hot enough from the last time it boils super fast. This method would be a total time consumption (time which if added up would exceed the cost of buying a new kettle once a year or the extra electricity to boil more water).

THANK YOU! for sharing

Are you using filtered water? lol

You are using filtered water. Your BRITA water filter removes ALL the limescale, that's why there's no deposit in your kettle. It's not free !

You need to scrub your cup mate

Lmao this doesn't work, so you must live in an area that has softer water than me. I've been using this method for the past 4 months. Bought a new kettle a few days ago because my old kettle still kept getting lots of limescale. Carried on doing this method and within 2 days there was limescale build up. This method doesn't work unless you have soft water.

Your kettle looks rusty. And the cup you used really needs a good clean. Ewwww

Sorry, this is not at all a solution to de-scale a kettle. This method is no different to just emptying your kettle after you've booked water to make tea or to cook & then empty it. There's nothing to activate the cleaning or to lift & remove the lime scale.

this video was 2.30 minutes too long. good tips tho thanks

You are meant to rinse your kettle after you've emptied the remaining water, making sure your plug is also out if the socket for safety precautions/energy saving !!