How often should you descale your kettle?

Grumpty's answer

Every 3 months

Why bother

Scale clogs the element and flecks every brew. A thorough-tier job. Skippable when life's busy, worth it when it isn't.

Why it's a range

Hard water wants it nearer monthly. Soft water can leave it half a year.

When to start thinking about it

A few days' warning does it. Grumpty grumbles 3 days out, then leaves you alone. Mark it done and Grumpty sets the next one, every 3 months, so you can go back to forgetting it exists.

ThoroughCleaning checklist

Let Grumpty remember it for you

Add it once. Grumpty tracks the date, grumbles when it's due, and rolls it forward the moment you mark it done. No spreadsheets, no sticky notes, no forgetting.