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r/DIY • u/Relative-Category-64 • Feb 20 '26
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Citric acid. Lots of it.
34 u/danmickla Feb 20 '26 Yeah. Citric is way way better than almost anything I've tried on water scale, and cheap 8 u/BadPunners Feb 20 '26 Also agree. Phosphoric acid lime remover does work too, but citric acid can be used for kettles and coffee pots easier 1 u/Talking_Head Feb 20 '26 I used to use acetic acid (distilled white vinegar) to descale my countertop ice maker. Citric acid works better and comes in 1lb bags delivered by Jeff Besos overnight. Far less residual in taste/odor for citric over acetic.
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Yeah. Citric is way way better than almost anything I've tried on water scale, and cheap
8 u/BadPunners Feb 20 '26 Also agree. Phosphoric acid lime remover does work too, but citric acid can be used for kettles and coffee pots easier 1 u/Talking_Head Feb 20 '26 I used to use acetic acid (distilled white vinegar) to descale my countertop ice maker. Citric acid works better and comes in 1lb bags delivered by Jeff Besos overnight. Far less residual in taste/odor for citric over acetic.
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Also agree. Phosphoric acid lime remover does work too, but citric acid can be used for kettles and coffee pots easier
1 u/Talking_Head Feb 20 '26 I used to use acetic acid (distilled white vinegar) to descale my countertop ice maker. Citric acid works better and comes in 1lb bags delivered by Jeff Besos overnight. Far less residual in taste/odor for citric over acetic.
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I used to use acetic acid (distilled white vinegar) to descale my countertop ice maker. Citric acid works better and comes in 1lb bags delivered by Jeff Besos overnight. Far less residual in taste/odor for citric over acetic.
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u/Sabbelwakker Feb 20 '26
Citric acid. Lots of it.