acquiescent@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agowhat are these floating on the surfacelemmy.worldimagemessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1123arrow-down1imagewhat are these floating on the surfacelemmy.worldacquiescent@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square53fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareblanketswithsmallpox@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up31·1 year agoLimescale from the tap, or a dirty dish with limescale. Either way it’s harmless. This is why water softeners, aka soft water is a thing in many US homes. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0bMbAC2ek6o
minus-squareacquiescent@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 year agoThe kettle doesn’t have whitish looking residue though. It’s spotty specks of grey that leaves chalky white powder on my finger when I wipe them, is that still limestone?
minus-squarethepianistfroggollum@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 year agoYup. It takes a minute for the scale to build up on the metal.
minus-squareJajcus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoMaybe the kettle has some kind of non-sticking internal surface? Yes, that sounds like limescale.
that’s limescale
Limescale from the tap, or a dirty dish with limescale.
Either way it’s harmless.
This is why water softeners, aka soft water is a thing in many US homes.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0bMbAC2ek6o
The kettle doesn’t have whitish looking residue though. It’s spotty specks of grey that leaves chalky white powder on my finger when I wipe them, is that still limestone?
Yup. It takes a minute for the scale to build up on the metal.
Maybe the kettle has some kind of non-sticking internal surface?
Yes, that sounds like limescale.