colourlesspony@pawb.social to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 25 days agoHow well do desktop ice maker hold up to hard water? Do they go super crusty and hard to clean? Can you run vinegar through them?message-squaremessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10
arrow-up112arrow-down1message-squareHow well do desktop ice maker hold up to hard water? Do they go super crusty and hard to clean? Can you run vinegar through them?colourlesspony@pawb.social to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 25 days agomessage-square3linkfedilink
minus-squareSuccessful_Try543@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-225 days agoVinegar is supposedly relatively aggressive and can harm seals. Citric acid is better.
minus-squareAlchemicalAgent@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·25 days agoI will second citric acid. We had a desktop ice maker with hard water and after about 3 months had issues with ice ejection. Well before then there was visible calcium build-up on the interior surfaces.
Vinegar is supposedly relatively aggressive and can harm seals. Citric acid is better.
I will second citric acid.
We had a desktop ice maker with hard water and after about 3 months had issues with ice ejection. Well before then there was visible calcium build-up on the interior surfaces.