The cost of boiling a kettle, running a Wi-Fi router, and powering a floor fan

[Jan]

How much it costs to boil a kettle

MyBroadband tested the power consumption of various appliances and devices to see how much it costs to run them and found a kettle to be the most expensive.

We measured power draw with a Kill-A-Watt meter, which also calculates the cost based on a constant price per unit, for which we used R2.56 per kilowatt-hour (kWh).

 

[McGuywer]

More please.

I have also started monitoring power draw for various appliances.
At the moment, my geyser and pool pump draws the bulk of my electricity.

 

[PsyWulf]

Mate of mine's company recently added solar and battery backup to their building
When people started complaining about not being able to make coffee during loadsheds the boss laughed and said "I'm not paying half a mil extra for you to make coffee. Suck it up"

 

[KleinBoontjie]

So, how will one compare the electric kettle to boiling on gas? Would love to see the break down on this. For 39c I might even get myself an electric kettle again.

 

[3WA]

Mate of mine's company recently added solar and battery backup to their building
When people started complaining about not being able to make coffee during loadsheds the boss laughed and said "I'm not paying half a mil extra for you to make coffee. Suck it up"

They need a fire pit and Bialetti.

 

[PsyWulf]

So, how will one compare the electric kettle to boiling on gas? Would love to see the break down on this. For 39c I might even get myself an electric kettle again.

It's fairly comparable costwise since gas prices went up

 

[Lupus]

Mate of mine's company recently added solar and battery backup to their building
When people started complaining about not being able to make coffee during loadsheds the boss laughed and said "I'm not paying half a mil extra for you to make coffee. Suck it up"

Most companies don't have any of those even on generators.

 

[Ockie]

Nee man. Where are the washing machines and dishwashers?

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

How much it costs to boil a kettle

MyBroadband tested the power consumption of various appliances and devices to see how much it costs to run them and found a kettle to be the most expensive.

We measured power draw with a Kill-A-Watt meter, which also calculates the cost based on a constant price per unit, for which we used R2.56 per kilowatt-hour (kWh).

It would also be good to know what consumption is used when boiling 1 cup of water in a kettle and comparing it to boiling a full kettle

 

[Jean Claude Vaaldamme]

InB4 my Philips kettle and airfryer have already paid for itself.

 

[Botha22]

Mate of mine's company recently added solar and battery backup to their building
When people started complaining about not being able to make coffee during loadsheds the boss laughed and said "I'm not paying half a mil extra for you to make coffee. Suck it up"

Probably worried about the peak power drawn (2kW) rather than the energy comsumed over the 4 minutes (156Wh).

 

[Vis1/0N]

Cellular chargers please? Because although I know there may be more than 5 Billion out there in active use, there has been more energy spent mindlessly telling us to unplug them to save electricity.

 

[Unreal]

Then you complain when De Ruyte says electricity is too cheap

 

[mypetcow]

Nee man. Where are the washing machines and dishwashers?

My guess would be no more than R3-5 per run on 60C for the washing machine and dishwasher. Less if you do your laundry at 30C or 40C.

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

need to test a Smeg kettle ... just on the remote possibility that the overpriced piece of crap actually has ANY value other than posing

 

[PsyWulf]

Probably worried about the peak power drawn (2kW) rather than the energy comsumed over the 4 minutes (156Wh).

Both. Those 60 staffers drink a lot of coffee

 

[KleinBoontjie]

It's fairly comparable costwise since gas prices went up

Yeah but, electric kettle boils in 4 minutes. On gas it takes almost 10 minutes. So how many cents of gas goes out in 10 minutes?

 

[rh1]

Free. Until the ANC finds a way to the tax the sun.

 

[rh1]

Nee man. Where are the washing machines and dishwashers?

Also free. But will see if how much it cost to run in winter.

 

[Lupus]

Yeah but, electric kettle boils in 4 minutes. On gas it takes almost 10 minutes. So how many cents of gas goes out in 10 minutes?

This was 2 years ago

[OPINION] The cost of making a cuppa tea - gas vs electricity

CapeTalk breakfast show producer Bruce Hong shares his experiment making tea using gas vs electricity.

www.capetalk.co.za

Gas worked out double back then