Steam Steriliser

[angellica]

I know it's a little OT (not much though) I have a steam steriliser that I bought about 10 years ago for my first. It's been in storage and I got it out to see if it was still usable. It does seem to be, but it is full of limescale. Any ideas on how I can get rid of it. I have tried the 'Steam Sterliser Descaler' that I bought, and even after 3 attempts, I'm still getting scale out.

I'm planning on BFing for a while anyway so it's not urgent.

TIA
Karen

 

[MrsP]

They do advise not to use descaler in sterilisers but they do say you should use vinegar or citric acid which can be bought from the chemist. x

 

[PeanutBean]

If the descaler doesn't work, maybe vinegar? Or cillit bang (lol)?

 

[angellica]

They do advise not to use descaler in sterilisers but they do say you should use vinegar or citric acid which can be bought from the chemist. x

The stuff I bought is citric acid. There is a lot of grey gunk coming out

 

[MrsP]

Can't do much more than that then hon, maybe just keep going or give the vinegar a wirl. x

 

[JammyJoJo]

I used the citric acid that came with my Avent steriliser. Try and leave it in there over-night at least and keep doing it. It will come out eventually!

 

[XKatX]

I don't know - but you've got me thinking now. My sister gave me her steriliser that she used for both her babies - they are now 7 and 3. Should I descale it first? I was just gonna give it a couple of empty runs. What do you think?

 

[PeanutBean]

To save on later effort, would it be worth those ladies in hard water areas filtering the water first? When I lived in the NE where there is hard water (at least there is compared to where I live now, the softest water in the world!) I filtered the water for everything so that the kettle and iron and things didn't get furred up.

 

[JammyJoJo]

Def descale it. Especially if it hasn't been used for a while. I used to descale mine every week to keep in working well and it's still going strong almost 9 years and 5 babies later.