Wattage may vary by model and age of appliance
add 20% for start up surge
Air conditioner
Central 5,000
Room 1,000
Clock radio 10
Coffeemaker 1,050
Clothes washer 425
Clothes dryer (electric) 3,400
Dishwasher 1,800
Dehumidifier 785
Electric blanket 80
Fans
Ceiling 120
Window 150
Furnace 750
Whole house 500
Hair dryer 1,600
Heating 1,125
central, gas furnace 400
central, oil furnace 1500
electric, portable 1125
Clothes iron 1,400
Light bulb
Incandescent 100
Compact fluorescent 25
Personal computer
CPU & Monitor 125
Laptop 25
Range (electric) 4,500
Microwave oven 925
Toaster 1,100
Toaster oven 1,225
Refrigerator 725
Freezer (stand-alone) 600
Stereo 250
20-inch (LCD) 65
26-inch (LCD) 110
36- to 42-inch (Plasma) 250
50- to 60-inch (Plasma) 340
Vacuum cleaner 1,225
Water heater (electric, 40-gallon) 5,000
Well pump (deep well) 700
Sump pump 600
