Is this Limescale?

jennylaslo · 2025-01-11T10:57:41+0000

Can anyone confirm if this is limescale from the kettle? Looks a bit hairy to me

https://imgur.com/a/MkJP5KT

Scuzi · 2025-01-11T11:00:37+0000

Looks like a urine sample with sediment. That's not limescale.

Inneresting.

dlockers · 2025-01-11T11:06:08+0000

Has there been work nearby? Looks like crap in the pipe. Run the taps for a while

dlockers · 2025-01-11T11:06:18+0000

It definitely isn't timescale btw

jennylaslo · 2025-01-11T11:31:26+0000

Do you mean the colour or the bits? I'm talking specifically about the bits floating around. The off colour I think is a little bit of coffee still being in the bottom of the mug. If it was crystal clear with just those bits floating around?
Thanks,

Scuzi · 2025-01-11T11:35:08+0000

Limescale doesn't look like that. It looks like organic material. I wouldn't drink that. Run the taps for a while to see if it clears.

jennylaslo · 2025-01-11T18:41:15+0000

It came from the kettle

throwaway4372 · 2025-01-11T18:43:32+0000

Fill a glass from the tap for comparison

Scuzi · 2025-01-11T18:50:37+0000

jennylaslo said:
It came from the kettle

Where did the water come from before it went into the kettle? I still don’t think that looks like limescale. If the water is going in clean, perhaps someone has been using the kettle to catch their bunion shavings?

If you’re concerned about your kettle, wash and/or descale it. Kilrock works well.

Hagar · 2025-01-11T23:08:38+0000

White vinegar works well as a kettle descaler Rinse thoroughly and do a boil after cleaning, dispose of down the sink when cool.