Common Appliance Loads
|
| Appliance |
Wattage |
| 1/4" drill |
250 |
| 1/2" Drill |
900 |
| 1" drill |
800 |
| 1/2" Hammer-Drill |
605 |
| 1/4" Drill |
300 |
| 1/6 H.P. Submersible Sump Pump |
880 |
| 10" Bench Saw |
1500 |
| 100W Incandescent |
100 |
| 10-Speed Blender |
352 |
| 1-1/8" Rotary Hammer |
858 |
| 12' Concrete Cutter |
1800 |
| 12" chain saw |
1100-2400 |
| 14" band saw |
1100-1800 |
| 15W Comp. flourescent |
18 |
| 240-Watt Stereo / Amplifier |
242 |
| 25W Comp. flourescent |
28 |
| 3" belt sander |
625-1000 |
| 3/8" Variable Speed Drill |
330 |
| 42W Halogen |
42 |
| 60W Incandescent |
60 |
| 7 1/4' Circular Saw |
1500 |
| 8 1/4" circ. saw |
1800 |
| 8-Cup Coffee Maker |
605 |
| 9" disc sander |
1200 |
| Air Cleaner (Electronic) |
40 |
| Air Compressor (Average) |
2000 |
| Air Conditioner 6000 BTU per season |
750 |
| Air Conditioner 9000 BTU per season |
1050 |
| Central Air Conditioner |
|
| 6000 BTU |
750 |
| 9000 BTU |
1050 |
| 10,000 BTU |
1500 |
| 20,000 BTU |
2500 |
| 24,000 BTU |
3800 |
| 32,000 BTU |
5000 |
| 40,000 BTU |
6000 |
| AM/FM cassette player |
8 |
| Barbeque Grill |
1350 |
| Belt Sander |
1000 |
| Blender |
300 |
| Blow Dryer |
1000 |
| Broiler |
1400 |
| CB Radio |
5 |
| CD Player |
35 |
| Ceiling fan |
10-50 |
| Chain Saw |
1200 |
| Circular Saw |
1200 |
| Clock Radio |
1 |
| Clothes Dryer |
5000 |
| Coffee maker |
800-1200 |
| Coffee pot (10 cup) |
1200 |
| Coffee pot (4 cup) |
650 |
| Compact Mircowave Oven |
935 |
| Computer |
80-150 |
| Computer and Monitor |
440 |
| Deep Fryer |
1500 |
| Dehumidifier |
350 |
| Disc Grinder |
2000 |
| Disc Sander |
1200 |
| Dishwasher |
1200-1500 |
| Drill |
720 |
| Dryer (elec.) |
4000 |
| Dryer (gas) |
300-400 |
| DVD Player |
40 |
| Edger |
960 |
| Elec. clock |
3 |
| Electric Blanket |
180 |
| Electric Chainsaw |
1200 |
| Electric clock |
3 |
| Electric Lawn Mower |
1440 |
| Electric mower |
1500 |
| Electric Pressure Washer |
1200 |
| Electric String Trimmer |
600 |
| Electric Trimmer |
605 |
| Electric Water Heater Family of Four |
3800 |
| Electric Water Heater Family of Two |
3800 |
| Electric Weed Trimmer |
500 |
| Evap. cooler |
300-1000 |
| Fan (Portable) |
115 |
| Food Freezer (15 cu. Et.) |
335 |
| Frying pan |
1200 |
| Frying Pan |
1150 |
| Frying pan |
1200 |
| Frying Plate |
1200 |
| Furnace Blower |
300-1000 |
| Furnace Fan, gas/fuel oil furnace |
|
| 1/8 horsepower (hp) |
300 |
| 1/6 horsepower (hp) |
500 |
| 1/4 horsepower (hp) |
600 |
| 2/5 horsepower (hp) |
700 |
| 3/5 horsepower (hp) |
875 |
| Garage Door Opener |
350 |
| Garbage disposal |
450 |
| Hair Dryer |
1000 |
| Heat exchangers/HRVs |
125 |
| Hedge trimmer |
450 |
| Hot Plate |
1320 |
| Household Food Processor |
396 |
| Household Power Mixer |
220 |
| Humidifier (Portable) |
100 |
| Iron |
1000 |
| Jigsaw |
300 |
| Kettle |
1500 |
| Laptop Computer |
55 |
| Lighting Ceiling Fixture (3 Bulbs) |
180 |
| Lighting Chandelier |
300 |
| Lighting Fluorescent (15W) |
15 |
| Lighting Fluorescent (2 tube 4 ft.) |
100 |
| Lighting Simple Lamp (60W) |
60 |
| Lighting Tri-Light (Table Lamp) |
100 |
| Microwave |
600-1500 |
| Miter Saw |
840 |
| Oil Fumace (Burner) |
260 |
| Orbital Sander |
600 |
| Paint Sprayer |
360 |
| Planer |
960 |
| Popcorn Popper |
250 |
| Portable Vacuum |
506 |
| Printer: ink jet |
60-75 |
| Printer: laser |
300-475 |
| Range |
12500 |
| Range (Self Cleaning Cycle Only) |
3200 |
| Reciprocating Saw |
660 |
| Refrigerator |
330 |
| Refrigerator (20 cf.) |
150 |
| Refrigerator-Freezer Frost Free (17 cu. ft.) |
500 |
| Refrigerator-Freezer Non-Frost Free (11.5 cu. ft.) |
300 |
| Router |
600 |
| Satellite dish |
30 |
| Sewing Machine |
100 |
| Shaver |
15 |
| Sink waste disposal |
450 |
| Stereo |
10-300 |
| Table fan |
10-250 |
| Television - Colour |
80 |
| Toaster |
800-1500 |
| Toaster |
800-1500 |
| Toaster Oven |
1250 |
| TV: 12" B&W |
20 |
| TV: 19" color |
70 |
| TV: 25" color |
150 |
| Typewriter |
80-200 |
| Vacuum cleaner |
200-1200 |
| Variable Speed Jig Saw |
330 |
| VCR |
40 |
| Video Cassette Recorder |
40 |
| Waffle iron |
1200 |
| Washing machine |
500 |
| Water Bed Heater |
400 |
| Water Pump |
1000 |
| Waterpik |
100 |
| Weed eater |
500 |
| Well Pump (1/3-1 HP) |
480-1200 |
| Wet/Dry Vacuum |
888 |
| Winch |
1800 |
| Worm Drive Saw |
1560 |
