Household Wattage Usage Chart

We hope these tables charts will help you to better estimate how big and powerful generator you will need as a backup source of power.

Household wattage usage chart.

Wattage reference chart at right contains examples of what you can power with a portable generator. As some appliances have various names this could help find it on the other name s column. Multiply the hours used on the average day by the wattage listed below. Use the chart and the following steps to help you determine how powerful your portable generator should be.

Cfl light bulb x4 15 watt electric water heater. This will give you the watt hours consumed per day. These are approximate values only. The wattage s given below are estimates.

Remember that some items such as garage door openers are used only for a fraction of an hour or minute per day. Household utility furnace fan gas or fuel only sump pump 1 3 hp well pump. Led plasma lcd 50. Check the nameplate on the appliance to determine the actual wattage required.

You should check the appliance for actual ratings. Surge watts is what it takes to turn on the item. Appliance rated watts surge watts survival appliances light bulbs 75 each 75 each. Wattage reference chart the following reference chart will help you to see how much electricity normal household items consume when they are turned on.

Select items from the chart that you would like to power at the same time. Use the search tool on your web browser to find the name of the appliance. The following list points out typical values for the wattage of some devices you would find in your home so that you can compare them. Fill in the running watts.

Rated watts is when the item is running. Appliances and tools with induction motors marked in tables may require from 3 to 7 times the listed wattage when starting. A 300 watt item used for 5 minutes per day will only consume 25 watt hours per day. Room air conditioner 10 000 btu central air conditioner 24 000 btu box fan 20 ceiling fan.