Monday, March 30, 2009

Wattage list for home generator

Steve sent this to me a while back. I'm not sure of the original source or the accuracy, but it seems helpful.

Household appliance Wattage

Air conditioners
Central 5,000
Room 1,000
Clock radio 10
Coffeemaker 1,050
Clothes washer 425
Clothes dryer (electric) 3,400
Dishwasher 1,800
Dehumidifier 785
Electric blanket 80

Fans
Ceiling 120
Window 150
Furnace 750
Whole house 500
Freezer (stand-alone) 600
Hair dryer 1,600

Heating
central, gas furnace 400
central, oil furnace 1500
electric, portable 1125
Clothes iron 1,400

Light bulbs
Incandescent 100
Compact fluorescent 25
Microwave oven 925



Personal computer
CPU & Monitor 125
Laptop 25
Stereo 250
Range (electric) 4,500
Refrigerator 725
Sump pump 600

Televisions (color)
20-inch (LCD) 65
26-inch (LCD) 110
36- to 42-inch (Plasma) 250
50- to 60-inch (Plasma) 340

Misc
Toaster 1,100
Toaster oven 1,225
VCR/DVD 25
Vacuum cleaner 1,225
Water heater (electric, 40-gallon) 5,000
Well pump (deep well) 700

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