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22/8/2013 at 3:34pm
Location: Midlands
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I would imagine it would melt or catch fire.
Filter the water before you use it in the kettle?
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22/8/2013 at 5:45pm
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Respectfully suggest using bottled water for tea/coffee making (this is what we do) or take a Brita Filter jug with you.
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27/8/2013 at 11:28am
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Mesh Kettle protector, limescale remover, they come with various names but usually found in hardware shops and pound shops, Cheap, cheerful, works. 
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28/8/2013 at 11:13pm
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Why do you want a scale filter?
Filters do not prevent the kettle from furring up, they simply prevent any scale from being poured from the kettle.
They are purely a sales gimmick and result in a higher concentration of lime being left in the kettle causing increased furring.
We have all been drinking water containing lime for generations without any ill effects.
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29/8/2013 at 7:52am
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I live in a hard water area.
I have found that if I put one of the stainless steel pot scourers in the kettle and rinse it out daily I do not get any limescale in the boiled water.
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29/8/2013 at 11:25am
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Off Topic.. but I wish they made electric kettles with whistles! 
...more often than not, I forget that I've put the kettle on..and by the time I've realised, it needs "re-boiling" again..!? 
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29/8/2013 at 11:41am
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We live in a very hard water area and we always boil the kettle with fresh water each time & never reboil the water if using it for drinks, use it as soon as it has boiled. Empty any unused water out of the kettle as soon as you can so it is not sitting in there for hours. This helps a lot with preventing the 'funny taste' you can get with hard water. Though it will probably still have a slightly odd taste to those that are used to soft water.
I also de-scale the kettle once a month and do the same to our camping kettle once a season.
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