Power Consumption Chart
Actual power consumption may vary. Below are approximate estimates of the more
common appliances used. It is
recommended that you check your appliance power tags in order to get an
accurate estimation of your appliance's power consumption.
You multiply the number of watts a particular appliance generates
with the number of hours you normally consume in order to obtain the amount of
watt hours you use in a day. This power consumption amount is an important
figure you will need in order to calculate the number and size of solar panels
you will need to put together for your renewable energy solar array setup.
Keep in mind also that not all appliances are used for hours
at a time. For example a 300 watt
appliance that is only used for 5 minutes per day equates to 25 watt hours per
day.
To estimate the amount of watt hour power consumption you use in one day please see the load evaluation form.
| Appliance |
Watts |
Appliance |
Watts |
| Coffee Pot |
200 |
Computer Laptop
|
20 - 50 |
| Coffee Maker |
800 |
Computer PC |
80 - 150 |
| Toaster |
800 - 1500 |
Printer |
100 |
| popcorn popper |
250 |
Typewriter |
80 - 200 |
| Blender |
300 |
Television 25" Color |
150 |
| Microwave Oven |
600 - 1500 |
Television 19" Color |
70 |
| Waffel Iron |
250 |
Television 12" B and W |
20 |
| Hot plate |
1200 |
VCR |
40 |
| Frying Pan |
1200 |
CD Player |
35 |
| Dishwasher |
1200 - 1500 |
Stereo |
10 - 30 |
| Sink Disposal |
450 |
Clock Radio |
1 |
| Washing Machine automatic / manual |
500 / 300 |
AM / FM Auto Casette Player |
8 |
| vaccum cleaner upright |
200 - 700 |
Satalite Dish |
30 |
| vaccum cleaner hand |
100 |
CB Radio |
5 |
| Sewing machine |
100 |
Electric Clock |
3 |
| Iron |
1000 |
Radio Telephone Recieve |
5 |
| Clothes Dryer |
4000 |
Radio Telephone Transmit |
40 - 150 |
| Clothes Dryer Gas Heater |
300 - 400 |
Lights |
|
| Heater Engine Block |
150 - 1000 |
100 Watt incandescent |
100 |
| Heater Portable |
1500 |
25 Watt Compact Flor. |
28 |
| Heater Waterbed |
400 |
50 Watt D/C Incandescent |
50 |
| Heater Stock Tank |
100 |
40 Watt D/C halogen |
40 |
| Furnace Blower |
300 -1000 |
20 Watt D/C Compact Flor. |
22 |
| Air Conditioner Room |
1000 |
Compact Florescent Incandescent Equivalent |
|
| Air Conditioner Central |
2000 - 5000 |
40 Watt Equivalent |
11 |
| Garage Door Opener |
350 |
60 Watt Equivalent |
16 |
| Ceiling Fan |
10 - 50 |
75 Watt Equivalent |
20 |
| Table fan |
10 - 25 |
100 Watt Equivalent |
30 |
| Electric Blanket |
200 |
Electric Mower |
1500 |
| Blow Dryer |
1000 |
Hedge Trimmer |
450 |
| Shaver |
15 |
Weed Eater |
500 |
| Waterpik |
100 |
1/4 inch Drill |
250 |
| Well Pump 1/3 HP |
480 - 1200 |
1/2 Inch Drill |
750 |
| Refrigerator / Freezer |
|
1 Inch Drill |
1000 |
| 20 CU/Feet |
1411 watt hours per day |
9" Disk Sander |
1200 |
| 16 CU/Feet |
1200 watt hours per day
|
3" Belt Sander |
1000 |
| Freezer |
|
12" Chain Saw |
1100 |
| 15 CU Upright |
1240 watt hours per day
|
14" Band Saw |
1100 |
| 15 CU Chest |
1080 watt hours per day
|
7 1/4" Circular Saw |
900 |
| |
|
8 1/4" Circular Saw |
1400 |
