I can always tell when our water softener needs to be refilled or if there's something wrong with it 'cuz the nebs and the pan I boil them in, get the white residue. Usually check the softener -- add salt, run an extra cycle. Then I get out the vinegar and let the nebs soak in it. Sorta like a cool science project -- vinegar bubbles away the calcium deposits. Then I rinse them really good and boil them.
Our water is really hard and has a high iron content. So not only do the nebs get a white powdery residue, but they start to yellow. When we had a dog, his bowl would turn orange and my hair gets to be a lovely strawberry blonde
Our water is really hard and has a high iron content. So not only do the nebs get a white powdery residue, but they start to yellow. When we had a dog, his bowl would turn orange and my hair gets to be a lovely strawberry blonde