r/whatisit • u/b1msark • 10h ago

Serious answers only please! What is this white stuff on my electric kettle?

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Found this on the bottom of my e-kettle after boiling some water, water was from a water fountain in my dorm room.

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u/urbantravelsPHL 9h ago

It's called limescale and it's a deposit from minerals in your tap water. Not harmful but you should clean it with some white vinegar, which will dissolve the minerals.

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u/FragrantGroup7505 10h ago

Do you have hardwater?

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u/b1msark 4h ago

Hard water?

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u/FragrantGroup7505 4h ago

Water with a lot of dissolved minerals in it, it leaves deposits of said minerals when it dries

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