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UK households are being encouraged to descale their kettles before major changes come into effect on Wednesday.

Kettles are used daily in many households and regularly build up limescale.

And this can drive up how much Brits have to pay for their energy bills.

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Gas and electricity charges are going up from Wednesday, October 1 for millions of households.

This means now is a good time to descale kettles to ensure costs are kept as low as possible, Express reports .

Families are also being encouraged to submit meter readings before Wednesday to ensure they aren't overpaying.

"Many households focus on the initial cost of

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