Kettle

[Barney]

I have bought an old fashioned kettle off the car boot, It looks like it has been used as a tea pot and is full of the tannins etc inside. Does anyone have a tip for removal of the residue?

[MartinK9]

Not very eco -friendly but common old bleach works wonders for me.

[Toddy]

Ordinary salt with water used with one of those green dishwashing scrubbing sponges works too. It cleans the crud off nicely.

By the bye, I thought bleach was okay because it decomposes into somethings safe quite quickly .............off to read the back of a bottle of Domestos

cheers,
Toddy

[Mesquite]

Bleach is fine, I've done it that way plenty of times and have survived so far. Just make sure you rinse it out well before using and if possible boil one full kettle and throw that away before using for drinking. Bleachy tasting tea isn't that nice

[MartinK9]

Bleach is fine, I've done it that way plenty of times and have survived so far. Just make sure you rinse it out well before using and if possible boil one full kettle and throw that away before using for drinking. Bleachy tasting tea isn't that nice

Have you had Army tea ?

[Iona]

never tried it on this, but bicarb and lemon juice mixed to a thick paste and caked on overnight has worked on everything I've ever tried it on. Including massive limescale build up on old taps, so I'd give it a try

[Ogri the trog]

My normal method for decoking a tea pot,
is to give it a dose of Sterident, just as it says on the side of the pack but use tw or three tablets instead of one.

ATB

Ogri the trog

[Twodogs]

Try puritabs , milton fluid or sterident ..
Twodogs

[Barney]

Thanks for the tips guys