The figures in this table are approximate. The actual power consumption of your household appliances may vary significantly from the figures in this chart. Before you do a final
calculation for your household, we strongly recommend checking the tags and owners manuals for your appliances to get precise figures.
used. This is converted to watt-hours by multiplying watts used by hours used. Many items, such as garage door openers, are used much less than 1 hour per day. Our PDF load calculation form will automatically calculate any appliance's Watt-hour consumption according the fraction of hours used per day, down to 0.1 hours. (0.1 hr = 1/10 of an hour = 6 minutes)
Items marked (n/a) would normally be replaced by non-electric equivalents in homes using alternative energy systems.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Appliance – Watts[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Appliance – Watts[/FONT]
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Coffee pot – 200
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Garage door opener – 350
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Compact Fluorescent (CF) vs. Incandescent Wattage*
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Coffee maker – 800
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Ceiling fan –
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10-50
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Toaster – 800-1500
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Table fan – 10-25
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40 watt incan. – 11 watt CF
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Popcorn popper – 250
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Electric blanket – 200
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60 watt incan. – 16 watt CF
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Blender – 300
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Blow dryer – 1000
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75 watt incan. – 20 watt CF
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Microwave – 600-1500
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Shaver – 15
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100 watt incan. – 30 watt CF
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Waffle iron – 1200
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Water Pik – 100
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Hedge trimmer – 450
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Hot plate – 1200
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Computer…
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Weed eater – 500
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Frying pan – 1200
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laptop – 20-50
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1/4" drill –
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250
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Dishwaher – 1200-1500
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desktop –
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80-150
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]1/2" drill – [/FONT]
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750
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Gbg. disposal – 450
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printer – 100
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1" drill – 1000
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Washing machine…
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Typewriter – 80-200
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9" disc sander – 1200
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automatic – 500
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TV (25" color) – 150
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3" belt sander – 1000
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manual – 300
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TV (19" color) –
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70
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12" chain saw – 1100
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Vaccuum…
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TV (12" B&W) – 20
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14" band saw – 1100
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upright – 200-700
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VCR – 40
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7 1/4" circ. saw – 900
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handheld – 100
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CD player – 35
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8 1/4" circ. saw – 1400
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Sewing Machine – 100
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Portable stereo – 10-30
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Refrig./Freezer – Conventional…
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Iron – 1000
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Clock radio – 1
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20 cubic feet – 540
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Clothes dryer…
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Car stereo – 8
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16 cubic feet – 475
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electric (n/a) – 4000
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Sattelite dish – 30
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Sun Frost Refrig./Freezer (DC*)…
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gas heated – 300-400
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CB radio – 5
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16 cubic feet – 112
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Heater (n/a)…
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Electric clock – 3
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12 cubic feet – 70
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engine block – 150-1000
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Radio telephone…
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Vestfrost Refrig./Freezer…
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portable – 1500
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receive – 5
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10.5 cubic feet – 60
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waterbed – 400
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transmit – 40-150
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Freezer – Conventional…
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stock tank – 100
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Lights…
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14 cubic feet FF – 440
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Furnace blower – 300-1000
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100w incan. – 100
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14 cubic feet – 350
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Air Conditioner (n/a)…
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25w CF –
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28
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Sun Frost Freezer (DC)…
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room – 1000
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50w DC incan. – 50
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19 cubic feet – 112
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central – 2000-5000
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40w DC halogen – 40
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Vestfrost Freezer…
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Electric mower (n/a) – 1500
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20w CF – 22
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7.5 cubic feet – 50
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