How to descale your appliances with our descaler
For Kettles and Urns:
- Stir and dissolve the contents of one sachet in 1 litre of WARM water (use 2 sachets for urns).
- Add dissolved solution to appliance ensuring that the element and scaled surfaces are completely covered. Add additional water if required.
- Bring appliance to boil once and allow to react for 5 minutes. NOTE: to warn others that cleaning is in progress place empty sachet in spout of appliance so it is visible from the outside.
- Empty appliance and rinse thoroughly before use.
For Coffee Machines: Refer to the user manual supplied with your coffee machine for instructions specified for your machine.
- Stir and dissolve the contents of one sachet in 1 litre of WARM water.
- Add dissolved solution to water compartment.
- Run approximately 200ml of the solution through the brew cycle into a cup.
- Run approximately 200ml of the solution through the steam wand (if fitted) into a cup.
- Repeat steps 3 and 4 until all the solution is used. Allow the machine to sit for 10 minutes between each cycle.
- Rinse the machine by running one full compartment of clean water through the machine or until the water is clear.
For Steam Irons:
- Dissolve one sachet into 1 litre of WARM water.
- Set the temperature to cotton and the steam control to dry.
- Fill iron with Descale Magic solution.
- Lay iron flat over metal dish to catch all discharge liquid.
- Turn power on for 5 minutes then switch off and remove the plug.
- Change the steam control to "steam" position Dark liquid will be expelled.
- Use cotton bud to ensure steam holes are clear. Wipe off any deposits left with a damp cleaning cloth.
- If the steam holes are not clean, repeat steps 1 to 7.
For other appliances please see packaging for directions
Appliance Descaler and Cleaner
Traditional Descaling Methods
Many people like to try traditional methods of descaling like lemon, bicarb soda or vinegar. Some of these methods can damage the appliance (e.g vinegar will damage a coffee machine). These methods also take a lot longer to work and don't perform as well as specialised descaling products (e.g vinegar will take approximately 1 hour). These methods are also usually less efficient because scale build-up begins to appear after a very short period of time. Therefore, using specialised appliance descalers is much more efficient because they're quicker (work in around 5 minutes) and the effect lasts considerably longer.
Descale Magic Before & After Photo
The before photo (scroll down) illustrates a heavily scaled household kettle BEFORE using Rubbedin Descale Magic.
The after photo (scroll down) illustrates the same household kettle as in the before photo but AFTER one simple application of Rubbedin Descale Magic - All Purpose Descaler.
Please Note: Your household appliances should be descaled long before they become as heavily scaled as the kettle in the before photo! The reason for this is because scale causes heating elements to burn out - once encrusted in a layer of scale the element struggles to conduct the neccessary heat through this layer of scale. This in turn leads to overheating of the actual element which eventually causes the element to completely burn out.
Appliances in Need of Descaling: Your kettle, urn, electric jug, coffee machine, dishwasher, steam iron, steam oven, baby bottle steraliser, and shower heads should be descaled annually!
