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All Products Index Appliances Back-up Power Batteries Battery Racks Cables -Wiring -MC Connectors Charge Controllers Commercial Solar These figures are approximate representations, and the actual power consumption of your appliances may vary substantially from these figures. Check the power tags, or better yet, measure the amperage draw with a clamp-on ammeter or Kill-A-Watt meter. You can usually find these at your local hardware store. Multiply the hours used on the average day by the wattage listed below. This will give you the watthours consumed per day. Remember that some items, such as garage door openers, are used only for a fraction of an hour or minute per day. A 300-watt item used for 5 minutes per day will only consume 25-watt hours per day. Disconnects - Breakers - Fuses Grid-Tied Power Systems Off Grid Power Systems Inverters Meters Package Systems Pre-Wired Power Centers RV & Marine Power Solar Panels Solar Panels by the Pallet Solar Panel Racks or Mounts Solar Panel Trackers Wind Generators/ -Wind Turbines

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Where a range of numbers is given, the lower figure often denotes a technologically newer and more efficient model. The letters NA denotes appliances, which would normally be powered by non-electric sources in a PV powered home. If you are considering making your own power, we strongly suggest that you invest in a true RMS digital multimeter, a clamp-on type ammeter or a Kill-A-Watt meter. It actually makes sense to know where your power is being used even if you are not producing it, and if you are, these meters are essential diagnostic tools.

Appliance
Central Air Conditioner NA Electric Clothes Dryer NA Oven Hair Dryer Dishwasher Coffee Machine Microwave

Watts
5,000

Appliance
Electric blanket

Watts
200

Appliance
Hedge trimmer

Watts
450

3,400 3,000 1,538 12001500 1,500 1,500

Shaver Waterpik Well Pump (1/3-1 HP) Laptop Plasma TV LCD TV

15 100 4801200 60-250 339 213

Weed eater 1/4 drill 1/2 drill 1 drill 9 disc sander 3 belt sander

500 250 750 1000 1200 1000

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Popcorn Popper Toaster oven Hot Plate Iron Toaster Microwave Room Air Conditioner NA Vacuum Cleaner Water heater

1,400 1,200 1200 1,100 1,100 5001500 1,100

25 color TV 19 color TV 12 black and white TV Stereo Satellite dish Radiotelephone - Receive

150 70 20 10-30 30 5

12 chain saw 14 band saw 7-1/4 circular saw 8-1/4 circular saw Refrigerator/ Freezer** 20 cu. ft. (AC) 16 cu. ft. (AC) Freezer 15 cu. ft. (Upright) 15 cu. ft. (Chest) Cell Phone recharge MP3 Player recharge

1100 1100 900 1400

1411 watthours/day* 1200 watthours /day*

Radiotelephone 40-150 - Transmit LIghts 100 watt incandescent bulb 25 watt compact fluor. bulb 50 watt DC incandescent 40 watt DC halogen 20 watt DC compact fluor. CFL Bulb (60watt equivalent) CFL Bulb (40watt equivalent) CFL Bulb (75watt equivalent) CFL Bulb (100 -watt equivalent) Heaters*** Engine Block Heater NA Portable Heater NA Waterbed Heater NA Stock Tank Heater NA Furnace Blower Clothes Dryer Gas Heated Well Pump (1/3-1HP) 1501000 1500 400 100 3001000 300400 4801200

500

479

100

1240 watthours /day* 1080 watthours /day* 2-4 watts .25-.40 watts

Sink Waste Disposal Espresso Machine Dehumidifier Blender

450

28

360 350 300 3001000

50 40 22

Humidifier

18

* TVs,VCRs and other devices left plugged in, but not turned on, still draw power. **To estimate the number of hours that a refrigerator actually operates at its maximum wattage, divide the total time the refrigerator is plugged in by three. Refrigerators, although turned "on" all the time, actually cycle on and off as needed to maintain interior temperatures.

Video Game Player

195

11

Standard TV

188

20

Monitor Computer Portable Fan Ceiling Fan Can Opener Curling Iron Stereo Cable Box Clock Radio

150 120 100 100 100 90 60 20 7

30

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* The daily energy values listed here are for the most efficient units in their class and the information was obtained from Consumer Guide to Home and the General Electric website.

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