Power Consumption by Common Household Appliances
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| List of
Appliances by Room or Type |
Average
Wattage |
Monthly
Hours of Use |
Monthly
kWh |
| Broiler |
1,400 |
4 - 12 |
5 - 17 |
| Can Opener |
175 |
0.08 - 1 |
0.01 - 0.18 |
| Carving Knife |
90 |
1 - 2 |
0.1 - 0.2 |
| Coffee Maker |
900 |
4 - 30 |
4 - 27 |
| Deep Fat Fryer |
1,500 |
5 - 10 |
8 - 15 |
| Dishwasher (including electric hot water heater) |
1,300 |
8 - 40 |
20 - 102 |
| Dishwasher (excluding electric hot water heater) |
1,300 |
8 – 40 |
3 – 16 |
| Food Blender |
390 |
3 - 5 |
1- 2 |
| Food Freezer (15 Cubic feet) |
335 |
180 - 420 |
60 - 140 |
| Food Mixer (hand and table) |
100 |
1 - 5 |
0.1 - 0.5 |
| Frying Pan |
1,500 |
10 - 20 |
12 - 23 |
| Hot Plate |
1,320 |
2 - 6 |
3 – 8 |
| Kettle |
1,500 |
1 - 10 |
1 – 15 |
| Microwave Oven |
1,000 |
5 - 30 |
5 - 30 |
| Range |
12,500 |
10 - 50 |
50 -80 |
| Oven |
5,000 |
100 |
500 |
| Range (self-cleaning cycle only) |
3,200 |
0.5 - 1.5 |
2 - 5 |
Refrigerator-Freezer (frost-free)
17 cu. ft. |
500 |
150 - 300 |
75 - 150 |
| Refrigerator-Freezer (non-frost-free) 13 cu. ft. |
300 |
190 - 300 |
56 - 90 |
| Toaster |
1,150 |
1 - 3.5 |
1 - 4 |
| Toaster Oven |
1,250 |
2 - 24 |
2.5 - 30 |
| Waffle Iron |
1,100 |
1 - 2 |
1 – 2 |
| Heat Lamp (infrared) |
250 |
2 - 4 |
0.5 - 1 |
| 60 Watt Incandescent Lamp |
60 |
17 - 200 |
1 - 12 |
| Compact Fluorescent-60 Watt Equivalent |
18 |
17 - 200 |
0.3 - 3.6 |
| Ceiling Fixture - 3 x 60 Watt Bulbs |
180 |
6 - 195 |
2 - 35 |
| Tri-Light (table lamp) |
100 |
10 - 200 |
1 - 20 |
| Chandelier - 5 Lamp |
300 |
10 - 183 |
3 - 55 |
| Fluorescent - 2 tubes x 4 feet |
100 |
10 - 200 |
1 - 20 |
| Sun Lamp |
280 |
1 - 4 |
0.28 - 1 |
| Electric Blanket |
180 |
30 - 90 |
5 - 16 |
| Hair Dryer (portable) |
1,000 |
1 - 10 |
1 - 10 |
| Heating Pad |
65 |
15 - 30 |
1 - 2 |
| Shaver |
15 |
3 - 5 |
0.05 - 0.08 |
| Toothbrush |
10 |
1 - 2 |
0.01 - 0.02 |
| Water Bed Heater |
400 |
150 - 300 |
20 - 120 |
| Dryer |
5,000 |
6 - 28 |
30 - 140 |
| Washer ( including electric hot water heater) |
500 |
7 - 40 |
33 - 196 |
| Washer (excluding electric hot water heater) |
500 |
7 – 40 |
3 - 16 |
| Iron |
1,000 |
1 - 10 |
1 - 10 |
| Sewing Machine |
75 |
4 - 14 |
0.3 - 1 |
| Computer - Monitor & Printer |
200 |
25 - 160 |
5 - 32 |
| Stereo |
30 |
1 - 170 |
0.03 - 5.1 |
| Television |
80 |
60 - 440 |
5 - 35 |
| Video Cassette Recorder (VCR) |
40 |
50 - 200 |
1 - 8 |
| Stereo/CD |
50 |
30 |
1.5 |
| Air Cleaner (room & furnace)* |
40 |
250 - 720 |
10 - 29 |
Air Conditioner (room)
6,000 BTU* |
750 |
120 - 720 |
90 - 540 |
Air Conditioner (room)
9,000 BTU* |
1,050 |
120 - 720 |
126 - 756 |
Air Conditioner (central)
2.5 tons* |
3,500 |
240 - 860 |
850 - 3,000 |
| Dehumidifier |
350 |
120 - 720 |
42 - 252 |
| Electric Heater (portable) |
1,000 |
30 - 90 |
30 - 90 |
| Fan (portable) |
115 |
18 - 52 |
2 - 6 |
| Furnace Fan Motor (intermittent – used for air conditioner) |
350 |
160 - 415 |
56 - 145 |
| Furnace Fan Motor (continuous) |
350 |
720 |
252 |
| Heat Exchange/HRV's |
125 |
300 - 720 |
37 - 150 |
| Humidifier (portable) |
100 |
80 - 540 |
8 - 54 |
| Water heater - typical family of 4 |
3,800 |
98 - 138 |
375 - 525 |
| Water heater - typical family of 2 |
3,800 |
66 - 92 |
250 - 350 |
| Ceiling Fan |
60 |
15 - 330 |
1 - 20 |
| Clock |
5 |
720 |
4 |
| Drill |
300 |
3 - 7 |
1 - 2 |
| Floor Polisher |
300 |
3 - 7 |
1 - 2 |
| Christmas Lights |
250 |
60 |
15 |
| Vacuum Cleaner (portable) |
800 |
2 - 6 |
2 - 5 |
| Vacuum Cleaner (central) |
1,600 |
2 - 6 |
4 - 10 |