APPLIANCE USAGE CHART


This chart which shows how much electricity your appliances use should help you manage your electricity use more efficiently.

To find out the approximate cost for running an appliance, use this formula (you'll have to refer to the current power rate) wattage x hours divide by 1000 = kWhrs used @ cost of power rate = total

Appliance
Approximate Average Wattage
Monthly Hours of Use
Monthly kWh
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
1050
120 - 720*
126 - 756*
Air Conditioner (Central) 2.5 Tons
3500
240 - 860*
850 - 3000*
Barbeque Grill
1350
5 - 10
7 - 14
Block Heater
500
120 - 480
60 - 240
Broiler
1400
4 - 12
5 - 17
Car Interior Heater
850
120 - 480
102 - 408
Can Opener
175
1/12 - 1
.01 - .18
Carving Knife
90
1 - 2
.1 - .2
Ceiling Fan
60
15 - 330
1 - 20
Clock
5
720
4
Clothes Dryer
5000
6 - 28
30 - 140
Clothes Washer, Automatic (with Electric Water Heating)
500
7 - 40
33 - 196
Clothes Washer, Automatic(with non-Electric Water Heating)
500
7 - 40
3 - 16
Coffee Maker
900
4 - 30
4 - 27
Computer (Monitor & Printer)
200
25 - 160
5 - 32
Deep Fat Fryer
1500
5 - 10
8 - 15
Dehumidifier
350
120 - 720
42 - 252
Dishwasher (with electric water heating)
1300
8 - 40
20 - 102
Dishwasher (with non-electric water heating)
1300
8 - 40
3 - 16
Drill
300
3 - 7
1 - 2
Electric Blanket
180
30 - 90
5 - 16
Electric Heater (Portable)
1000
30 - 90
30 - 90
Fan (Portable)
115
18 - 52
2 - 6
Floor Polisher
300
3 - 7
1 - 2
Food Blender
390
3 - 5
1 - 2
Food Freezer (15 CU. FT.)
335
180 - 420
60 - 140
Food Mixer (Hand & Table)
100
1 - 5
.10 - .50
Frying Pan
1150
10 - 20
12 - 23
Furnace Fan Motor (Intermittent)
350
160 - 415
56 - 145
Furnace Fan Motor (Continuous)
350
720
252
Hair Dryer (Portable)
1000
1 - 10
1 - 10
Heat Exchange/HRV's
125
300 - 720
37 - 150
Heat Lamp (infrared)
250
2 - 4
.5 - 1
Heating Pad
65
15 - 30
1 - 2
Hedge Trimmer
125
4 - 8
.5 - 1
Hot Plate
1320
2 - 6
3 - 8
Humidifier (Portable)
100
80 - 540
8 - 54
Iron (Hand)
1000
1 - 10
1 - 10
Kettle
1500
1 - 10
1 - 15
Lawn Mower
1500
2 - 4
3 - 6
Lighting - Single Lamp (60 w)
60
17 - 200
1 - 12
Compact Fluorescent (= to 60W)
18
17 - 200
.3 - 3.6
Ceiling Fixture (3 Bulbs)
180
6 - 195
2 - 35
Tri-light (table lamp)
100
10 - 200
1 - 20
Chandelier (5 lamp)
300
10 - 183
3 - 55
Microwave Oven
1000
5 - 30
5 - 30
Oil Furnace (Burner)
260
96 - 288
25 - 75
Power Saw
275
2 - 4
.6 - 1
Range
12500
10 - 50***
50 - 80
Self Cleaning Cycle Only
3200
½ - 1 ½
2 - 5
Refrigerator-Freezer Frost Free17 Cu Ft)
500
150 - 300
75 - 150
Non Front Free (13 Cu Ft)
300
190 - 300
56 - 90
Sewing Machine
75
4 - 14
.3 - 1
Shaver
15
3 - 5
.05 - .08
Stereo
30
1 - 170
1 - 10
Sun Lamp
280
1 - 4
.28 - 1
Swimming Pool Filter Motor 1/2 HP
900
720
648
3/4 HP
1200
720
864
1.0 HP
1500
720
1080
1.5 HP
2100
720
1512
Television
80
60 - 440
5 - 35
Toaster
1150
1 - 3.5
1 - 4
Toaster Oven
1250
2 - 24
2 - 15
Toothbrush
10
1 - 2
.01 - .02
Vacuum Cleaner (Portable)
800
2 - 6
2 - 5
Vacuum Cleaner (Central)
1600
2 - 6
4 - 10
Video Cassette Recorder
40
50 - 200
1 - 8
Waffle Iron
1100
1 - 2
1 - 2
Water Bed Heater
400
150 - 300
60 - 120
Water Heater Typical Family of 4
3800
98 - 138
375 - 525
Water Heater Typical Family of 2
3800
66 - 92
250 - 350

* Per season
*** Hourly energy consumption varies drastically depending on cooking patterns/habits.