Comment on what are these floating on the surface

• cabbagee@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Yup, completely normal. I have hard water and my kettles get calcium buildup after a handful of uses. Soak with white vinegar to remove the buildup. Or if you’re like me and forget until last second, boil 50/50 vinegar/water and deal with the vinegar smell, lol.

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  • acquiescent@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Ahh thank you! Kinda freaked out seeing so much weird stuff on the water’s surface. Out of curiosity would regular consumption of such water have any adverse effects?

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    • givesomefucks@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Hard water is fine.

      I’m guessing your UK, but in America it’s a lot worse and most people need salt exchangers.

      Just think of it as “mineral water”.

      But I think other people talking about residual fat are probably right. If you have hard water, you’ll notice a white chalky substance on faucets and stuff, or if you leave a glass of water out to evaporate, it’ll leave behind the minerals.

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      • acquiescent@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I’m from Singapore, and fortunately the tap water is clean enough that I basically drink straight from the tap.

        Damn that’s an experiment I’ll be trying for my stay here! Pretty cool to learn about these stuff

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    • LoafyLemon@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Scaleaway Household Descaler for £1.35 will (dis)solve the problem in less than one hour. I'm never going back to using vinegar, this stuff works much better. ;)

      https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07125BLQ6

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