Appliance | Typical Wattage | Estimated kwh Used |
Comfort Conditioning Check if used… How often? | ||
Air Cleaner | 50 | .6 kwh/day |
Air Conditioner (room) | 1325 | 1.3 kwh/hour |
Bed Covering (auto) | 177** | .17 kwh/hour |
Dehumidifier | 390 | .7 kwh/day |
Fan-Attic | 370 | .4 kwh/hour |
Fan-Circulating | 880 | .9 kwh/hour |
Fan-Rollaway | 171 | .2 kwh/hour |
Heater-Portable | 1,500** | 1.5 kwh/hour |
Heating Pad | 65** | .07 kwh/hour |
Humidifier | 177 | .2 kwh/hour |
Vaporizer | 480 | .5 kwh/hour |
Kitchen Appliances | ||
Blender | 386** | .4 kwh/hour |
Broiler (portable) | 1,436** | 1.4 kwh/hour |
Can Opener | 100 | .1 kwh/hour |
Carving Knife | 92 | .09 kwh/hour |
Coffee Maker (auto) | 894 | .2 kwh/pot |
Corn Popper | 575 | .6 kwh/hour |
Deep Fat Fryer | 1,448** | 1.5 kwh/hour |
Dishwasher | 1,201 | 1.0 kwh/load |
Egg Cooker | 516 | .5 kwh/hour |
Food Waste Disposal | 700 | .15 kwh/day |
Frying Pan | 1,196** | 1.2 kwh/hour |
Hot Plate | 1,257** | 1.3 kwh/hour |
Microwave Oven | 1,450 | 1.5 kwh/hour |
Mixer | 127 | .13 kwh/hour |
Range w/oven | 12,000 | 3.2 kwh/day |
Range w/cleaning oven | 13,700 | 3.3 kwh/day |
Oven cleaning | 13,700 | 5.5 kwh/cleaning |
Roaster | 1,333 | 1.3 kwh/hour |
Sandwich Grill | 1,161 | 1.2 kwh/hour |
Toaster | 1,146 | .04 kwh/serving |
Trash Compactor | 800 | .2 kwh/load |
Waffle Iron | 1,116 | .05 kwh/waffle |
Warming Tray | 140 | .14 kwh/hour |
Food Preservation | ||
Food Freezer – Manual Defrost | ||
12 cubic ft. | (NA) | 3.2 kwh/day |
14 cubic ft. | (NA) | 3.4 kwh/day |
16 cubic ft. | (NA) | 3.9 kwh/day |
18 cubic ft. | (NA) | 4.2 kwh/day |
20 cubic ft. | (NA) | 4.5 kwh/day |
22 cubic ft. | (NA) | 5.2 kwh/day |
Food Freezer – Frostless | ||
12 cubic ft. | (NA) | 5.5 kwh/day |
14 cubic ft. | (NA) | 5.6 kwh/day |
16 cubic ft. | (NA) | 5.8 kwh/day |
18 cubic ft. | (NA) | 5.9 kwh/day |
20 cubic ft. | (NA) | 6.1 kwh/day |
24 cubic ft. | (NA) | 6.4 kwh/day |
Refrigerator/Freezer – Manual Defrost | ||
10 cubic ft. | (NA) | 2.2 kwh/day |
12 cubic ft. | (NA) | 2.6 kwh/day |
14 cubic ft. | (NA) | 2.9 kwh/day |
16 cubic ft. | (NA) | 3.4 kwh/day |
18 cubic ft. | (NA) | 3.8 kwh/day |
20 cubic ft. | (NA) | 4.0 kwh/day |
Refrigerator/Freezer – Frostless | ||
12 cubic ft. | (NA) | 4.2 kwh/day |
14 cubic ft. | (NA) | 4.5 kwh/day |
16 cubic ft. | (NA) | 4.9 kwh/day |
18 cubic ft. | (NA) | 5.3 kwh/day |
20 cubic ft. | (NA) | 5.7 kwh/day |
24 cubic ft. | (NA) | 6.4 kwh/day |
Health and Beauty | ||
Blow Dryer | 1,200 | .3 kwh/15 minutes |
Hair Dryer | 381 | .4 kwh/hour |
Hair Rollers | 350 | .10 kwh/15 minutes |
Shaver | 14 | .02 kwh/shave |
Sun Lamp | 279 | .3 kwh/hour |
Toothbrush | 7 | .01 kwh/use |
Vibrator | 40 | .04 kwh/hour |
Home Entertainment | ||
Radio | 40 | .04 kwh/hour |
Radio/stereo | 100 | .1 kwh/hour |
B&W TV solid state | 50 | .05 kwh/hour |
Color TV solid state | 200 | .2 kwh/hour |
Instant on feature consume 75% of total wattage when not in use. | ||
Housewares | ||
Clock | 4 | .1 kwh/day |
Floor polisher | 305 | .3 kwh/hour |
Light bulb | 100 | .1 kwh/hour |
Sewing Machine | 175 | .2 kwh/hour |
Vacuum Cleaner | 1,300 | 1.3 kwh/hour |
Laundry | ||
Clothes Dryer | 5,500 | 3.9 kwh/load |
Iron (hand) | 1,008** | 1.0 kwh/hour |
Washing Machine | 512 | .25 kwh/load |
Water Heater (quick) | 4,500 | 13.2 kwh/day |
Shop and Power Tools | ||
Edger | 190 | .2 kwh/hour |
Hedger/Trimmer | 265 | .27 kwh/hour |
Drill (1/4″) | 240 | .02 kwh/hour |
Circular Saw | 660 | .05 kwh/5 minutes |
Arc Welder | 5,000 | 5 kwh/hour |
Air Compressor | 2,000 | 2 kwh/hour |
Farm Equipment | ||
Electric Fencer | 7 | 7 kwh/month |
Auto Block Heater | 800 | .8 kwh/hour |
Tractor Block Heater | 2,000 | 2 kwh/hour |
Miscellaneous | ||
Garage Door Opener | 800 | 9 kwh/month |
Sump Pump | 850 | .9 kwh/hour |
Heat Tape (10 feet) | 80 | 1 kwh/day |
** Based on 10 hours per day |
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