“Love Your Calculations”: Mzansi Appreciative as Man Reveals Cost of Boiling a Kettle
- Wes Reddy, a local content creator, shared the true cost of boiling water with South Africans
- The man shared numerous calculations, dividing and multiplying several numbers before getting to his answer
- Many local social media users appreciated Wes's explanation of how they could also reduce the cost of boiling water
Source: TikTok
With cold temperatures indicating that they are here to stay, a local man showed South Africans how they could reduce the cost of electricity when boiling their kettles.
Known for sharing energy-saving tips, content creator Wes Reddy took to his TikTok account on 21 July with calculations on how much power it costs to use a 1.7l kettle using 2kw of power. He boiled four cups of water, which is approximately 1.2l.
He told TikTok users:
"The kettle uses 2kW of power and takes three-and-a-half minutes to boil. If I divide 2kW by 60 minutes to get the kilowatts hours used for one minute, it is 0.03kWhs. I multiply that by three-and-a-half minutes, which is 0.1kWhs. Then, I multiply that by R4.50 per unit, and the cost per boil is 47c. Three times per day equals R1.41.
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"When I multiply that by 30 days in a month, it gives me R42.30c."
Wes reminded people that boiling a full kettle would take nearly double the time at the cost and suggested they boil smaller amounts of water.
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SA loves electricity-saving method
Several local members of the online community took to the comment section in admiration of the cost Wes presented in his TikTok video. One person even shared their method of saving electricity costs for their kettle.
@kandyfloss108 wondered in the comments:
"Why does it feel like Eskom is charging us more than the calculated figure?"
@adri10012 said to the man:
"Doing the Lord's work."
@kitten_797 shared what the did to save electricity costs:
"I boil a full kettle then pour the water into a flask. It stays warm for so much longer. I went from boiling my kettle eight times to two times per day."
An appreciative @sarie_g stated:
"Love your calculations. Thank you."
@dan.co.za humorously told Wes:
"Please post this on Facebook so my mother can see it. She must stop asking me to make tea three times a day!"
@johandup76 wrote in the comment section:
"You know your country is a dump when you have to calculate everything you use."
Wes responded to the TikTok user:
"The whole world is focused on energy efficiency to reduce the carbon footprint and save. Our country is not a dump."
Take a look at the TikTok video below:
3 Other electricity-saving stories
- In another article, Briefly News reported that Wes showed South Africans how they could save money by leaving their geysers on and off throughout the day.
- Wes also shared the breakdown of the cost of using an electric blanket. Many local internet users appreciated the insight and shared their tips to stay warm on a budget amidst rising electricity costs.
- A South African woman tired of buying electricity every 10 days stopped using her geyser and showed a cheaper alternative that still allowed her to have a warm bath.
Source: Briefly News
