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From: rikki@macom1.UUCP (R.L. Welsh (decuac!macom1!rikki))
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,misc.consumers
Subject: Re: Coffee Makers
Message-ID: <3127@macom1.UUCP>
Date: 5 Feb 88 12:25:45 GMT
References: <9389@steinmetz.steinmetz.UUCP>
Organization: CENTEL Business Information Systems INC.,Rockville, MD.
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From article <9389@steinmetz.steinmetz.UUCP>, by welty@sunup.steinmetz (richard welty):
> From article <2718@cup.portal.com>, by Regina_Anne_Levin@cup.portal.com:
>>     I have a Krups coffee maker that I dearly love.  I
>> would like to decalcify it.  In the past, I've run vinegar
	...

Vinegar (and much of the de-calc stuff you can buy) is just a mild acid
(acetic).  Try muriatic acid (hydrochloric) for a more effective calcium
remover.  Make sure that you use a weak solution and that you rinse it
thoroughly before using.
-- 
Rikki Welsh
Centel Information Systems
5515 Security Lane, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, (301) 984-3636
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