I don’t think it would change your conclusion but your kettle was not very scaly. My gets much worse than that, with the resistence entirely covered by a thick layer, despite descaling 3-4 times per year. It depends on the calc content of your tap water. I still don’t think it affects energy use (maybe?), but the taste can be noticeable and I feel tea is actually harder to digest if I put off the descaling.
Also, you can use citric acid instead of vinegar. Better for the environment, less damaging to the kettle and it doesn’t smell :)
Huh, I knew different water sources would scale more or less, but I didn’t realize it would make that much difference.
I don’t have citric acid and dunno if I’d use it for anything else, so vinegar is fine for me. But if I did descale frequently I’d indeed prefer something that doesn’t smell.
I don’t think it would change your conclusion but your kettle was not very scaly. My gets much worse than that, with the resistence entirely covered by a thick layer, despite descaling 3-4 times per year. It depends on the calc content of your tap water. I still don’t think it affects energy use (maybe?), but the taste can be noticeable and I feel tea is actually harder to digest if I put off the descaling.
Also, you can use citric acid instead of vinegar. Better for the environment, less damaging to the kettle and it doesn’t smell :)
Huh, I knew different water sources would scale more or less, but I didn’t realize it would make that much difference.
I don’t have citric acid and dunno if I’d use it for anything else, so vinegar is fine for me. But if I did descale frequently I’d indeed prefer something that doesn’t smell.