Ever wonder how many watts your appliances use? The chart below provides averages for many common household appliances. Remember, appliances still use power while plugged in!
|
Appliance
|
Av. Wattage
|
Monthly kWh
|
|
Air Cleaner (Electronic)
|
40
|
10 - 29
|
|
Room and Furnace Type Air Conditioner (Room)
|
|
|
|
• 6000 BTU per season
|
750
|
90 - 540
|
|
• 9000 BTU per season
|
1050
|
126 - 756
|
|
• Central - 2.5 tons per season
|
3500
|
850 - 3000
|
|
Barbeque Grill
|
1350
|
7 - 14
|
|
Broiler
|
1400
|
5 - 17
|
|
Ceiling fans
|
60
|
1 - 20
|
|
Clothes Dryer
|
5000
|
30 - 140
|
|
Clothes Washer
|
|
|
|
• with Electric Water Heater
|
500
|
33 - 196
|
|
• with Non-Electric Water Heater*
|
500
|
3 - 16
|
|
Coffee Maker
|
900
|
4 - 27
|
|
Computer (Monitor and Printer)
|
200
|
5 - 32
|
|
Deep Fryer
|
1500
|
8 - 15
|
|
Dehumidifier
|
350
|
42 - 252
|
|
Dishwasher
|
|
|
|
• with Electric Water Heater
|
1300
|
20 - 102
|
|
• with Non-Electric Water Heater*
|
1300
|
3 - 16
|
|
Electric Blanket
|
180
|
5 - 16
|
|
Fan (Portable)
|
115
|
2 - 6
|
|
Food Freezer (15 cu. Et.)
|
335
|
60 - 140
|
|
Frying Pan
|
1150
|
12 - 23
|
|
Furnace Fan Motor
|
|
|
|
• Intermittent
|
350
|
56 - 145
|
|
• Continuous
|
350
|
252
|
|
Hair Dryer
|
1000
|
1 - 10
|
|
Heat exchangers/HRVs
|
125
|
37 - 150
|
|
Hot Plate
|
1320
|
3 - 8
|
|
Humidifier (Portable)
|
100
|
8 - 54
|
|
Iron
|
1000
|
1 - 10
|
|
Kettle
|
1500
|
1 - 15
|
|
Lighting
|
|
|
|
• Simple Lamp (60W)
|
60
|
1 - 12
|
|
• Ceiling Fixture (3 Bulbs)
|
180
|
2 - 35
|
|
• Tri-Light (Table Lamp)
|
100
|
1 - 20
|
|
• Chandelier
|
300
|
3 - 55
|
|
• Fluorescent (2 tube 4 ft.)
|
100
|
1 - 20
|
|
• Fluorescent (15W)
|
15
|
1 - 5
|
|
Microwave Oven
|
1000
|
5 - 30
|
|
Oil Furnace (Burner)
|
260
|
25 - 75
|
|
Range
|
12500
|
50 - 80
|
|
Range (Self Cleaning Cycle Only)
|
3200
|
2 - 5
|
|
Refrigerator-Freezer
|
|
|
|
• Frost Free (17 cu. ft.)
|
500
|
75 - 150
|
|
• Non-Frost Free (11.5 cu. ft.)
|
300
|
56 - 90
|
|
Stereo
|
30
|
1 - 10
|
|
Television - Color
|
80
|
5 - 35
|
|
Toaster
|
1150
|
1 - 4
|
|
Toaster Oven
|
1250
|
2 - 15
|
|
Vacuum
|
|
|
|
Central
|
1600
|
4 - 10
|
|
Portable
|
800
|
2 - 5
|
|
Video Cassette Recorder
|
40
|
1 - 8
|
|
Water Bed Heater
|
400
|
60 - 120
|
|
Electric Water Heater
|
|
|
|
• Family of Two
|
3800
|
250 - 350
|
|
• Family of Four
|
3800
|
375 - 525
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