Comments on: electric water boiler mineral buildup? http://www.boilershq.com/electric-boiler/electric-water-boiler-mineral-buildup All About Boilers Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:59:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul in San Diego http://www.boilershq.com/electric-boiler/electric-water-boiler-mineral-buildup/comment-page-1#comment-1039 Paul in San Diego Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:49:59 +0000 http://www.boilershq.com/electric-boiler/electric-water-boiler-mineral-buildup#comment-1039 Put vinegar and water (1 part white vinegar to 2 parts water) into it and let it soak for a while, like overnight or something. The vinegar is acidic and will eat away the mineral deposits and they'll turn into a kind of soft mush that you can just wipe away. But, the vinegar is also edible, so you wont accidentally poison yourself, like if you use CLR or something. Make sure to rinse it out really well afterward, until the vinegar smell goes away<br><b>References : </b><br> Put vinegar and water (1 part white vinegar to 2 parts water) into it and let it soak for a while, like overnight or something. The vinegar is acidic and will eat away the mineral deposits and they'll turn into a kind of soft mush that you can just wipe away. But, the vinegar is also edible, so you wont accidentally poison yourself, like if you use CLR or something.

Make sure to rinse it out really well afterward, until the vinegar smell goes away
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