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From: jack@cs.hw.ac.uk (Jack Campin)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Coffee Makers
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Date: 29 Jan 88 18:38:28 GMT
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>>     I have a Krups coffee maker that I dearly love.  I
>>would like to decalcify it.  In the past, I've run vinegar
>>diluted with water through coffee makers that I haven't
>>been as fond of.  In the instructions that came with the
>>Krups, they tell you to buy Krups decalcifying agent for
>>this, and do not comment upon using vinegar.
>>     Is there any reason not to use vinegar?  I am not
>>willing to risk damaging the coffee maker.

One commercial kettle descaler I used was formic acid. I was more concerned
with the risk of damage to myself, so I never used it again. White vinegar
is fine.

Or you could always move to Scotland, where kettles don't fur up ...


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