What are these floaties in the kettle??? driving me crazy

[PinkPalace]

We bought a new kettle and now ever time i boil the water there are floaties int he water.

It isnt in the tap water as it runs clear, and even though the kettle has a filter it still comes out into the jug (i still boil h2o for the kids and drinks etc).

What is the cause? is there anything i can do to stop?

[diannescruffy]

Hi,
This happens to us sometimes too. It could be coming out from your kettle. Occassionally we put vinegar in our kettle and boil it which kills germs and cleans out the kettle. Just make sure you rinse out the kettle well and boil water a few times before using kettle again.

Regards,
Dianne

[MantaRay]

I was going to say vinegar too. I put some in with water and soak overnight - I don't boil it and it still works a treat.

[Mellz]

Usually older kettles get a build up of limescale, requiring you to descale them using methods such as vinegar or a descaling solution. This usually looks like little whitish flaky floaties in the kettle.

However.. this doesn't usually happen with new kettles.. more so older ones (ie at least a few months old)?

I know you can prevent limescale build up by not leaving your kettle sitting with water in it.. ie empty completely after every use. Maybe it's happened sooner if you have had water sitting in it alot?

HTH!

Mel x

[PinkPalace]

I always leave my kettle with water in it.
It is literally about 3 weeks old.

so i will boil some vinegar (i just got back from the shops doh!!) and then remember to empty it each night??

[missymiss]

Yeah, I was going to say the limescale too. Strange thats a new one has floaties. Can you take it back? 3 weeks isn't long...