Remove limescale from kettle instantly with one household ingredient

It's never a pretty site to see limescale in your kettle (file) (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

It's no secret that us Brits love a good cup of tea, but using our kettles a lot means limescale can quickly build up.

While limescale is not harmful for your health, no one wants a calcium-infused hot drink in a morning. Plus looking at the bottom of your kettle and seeing white grime might put you off making your usual brew.

As well as being unsightly, limescale can damage your appliance's lifespan. Instead of having to fork out out for a replacement, getting rid of stubborn limescale can help your kettle's effeciency.

The good news is that limescale is pretty easy to get rid with a few simple and natural tricks. For National Vinegar Day, one deep cleaning lover has revealed how she managed to turn her kettle from ridden with grime to looking brand new. The best part is that it only took her a couple of minutes to acheieve.

On her TikTok page @cleanupwithjo, she showed the nasty looking limescale filled water inside her clear kettle. Jo said: "If you live in a hard water area you need this quick hack for descaling your kettle."

Jo says that all you need is white vinegar. "I prefer to use a natural solution," the content creator said. She dubbed white vinegar a "hero" for getting rid of limescale.

Instructing how to clean your kettle, she explained that you should start by filling up your kettle a quarter full with water, before filling up another quater with white vinegar. Next you should boil the kettle and then leave it to simmer for one hour.

Meanwhile, to tackle limescale that may have built up in the kettle's spout, Jo adds some white vinegar to the edge of a cloth and tucks it into the spout. She also suggests leaving this in the kettle for an hour.

Revealing the results, she said: "You'll notice that the water has completley changed." She suggests using a toothbrush to scrub away any remaining limescale on the outside of your appliance. She then uses Cif multi purpose lavendar and blue fern spray to clean the exterior of her kettle and the handle.

After sharing her method, one individual shared concern about how the water tastes after cleaning. Jo said: "As long as you rinse it well it's all good - sometimes I do a couple of full boils and pour away if I can still smell it."

Another dubbed Jo's trick as "perfect" and one other said white vinegar is their "saviour". Others shared their tricks for getting rid of limescale, as one individual said: "Citric acid works too."

"Citric acid, works a dream," agreed another. "Citric acid is my bestie," said a third. "I use lemon juice," said one other. " Lemon juice does exactly the same thing," said one other.

Have you tried this trick? Comment below.