Knowing what the wattage is for appliances, is the first step towards lowering your energy costs.
Electrical Wattage Chart
This is an approximate guide, as there is a variation
in the sizes and settings of electrical appliances.
Watts
Air Conditioning 1000-6000
Aquarium 50-1200
Attic Fan 200-400
Bathroom Exhaust Fan 30-200
Battery Charger 30
Blender 350
Bread Maker 650
Broiler 1200-1500
Can Opener 100-150
Clock Radio 10
Ceiling fan 65-175
Clothes Dryer 1800-5000
Clothes Washer 350-500
Clothes Iron 1000-1500
Coffee Maker 500-1500
Computer 120
Computer Monitor CRT 150
Computer Laptop 50
Conventional light 25-150
Crock Pot 200-300
Deep Fat Fryer 1200-1500
Deep Freezer 300-600
Dehumidifier 400-700
Dishwasher 1000-1500
Dishwasher 800-1500
DVD Player 30-100
Electric Blanket 60-100
Electric Clothes Dryer 4000-6000
Electric Fry Pan 1500
Electric Kettle 1000-1500
Electric Oven 3000-6000
Electric Space Heater 1000-4000
Electric Stove 1000-2000
Electric Water Heater 40g 4500-5500
Fax 150-300
Florescent Light Bulb 10-20
Food Blender 200-1000
Floor Polisher 200-300
Furnace Fan 500-750
Hair Dryer 100-1500
Halogen Light Bulb 50-100
Heater Portable 1500
Heater Space 2000
Hot Water Tank 2000-4000
Low Energy Bulb 10-20
Microwave Oven 500-1500
Night Light 10
Portable Fan 50
Portable Fan Heater 500-150
Power Drill 900
Reflector Bulb 40-100
Refrigerator 400-900
Satellite Receiver 30-300
Stereo System 70-400
Stove Exhaust Fan 30-200
Stove Small Burner 600
Stove Large Burner 1500
Stove Oven 4000
Television 19"-36" 65-133
Telivision Projection 170
Telivision Flat Screen 120
Toaster 1000-1500
Toaster Oven 1500
Vacuum Cleaner 1000-1500
Video Player 30-400
VCR/DVD 150
Washing Machine 400-1500
Water Bed 120-380
Well Water Pump 250-1100
Window Fan 55-250
Identifying Circuits
All breakers should be labeled. If a problem should arise, such as a smoking receptacle, you would need to know what individual circuit to shut off, without throwing the whole house into darkness.
To make a chart start by turning on all the lights in the house; turn off the number one breaker. Go through the house and check to see which lights and receptacles are out. Use a small appliance such as a table lamp, to check each receptacle. Make a list as you go along. Turn the number one breaker back on and proceed with all the other breakers, doing one at a time. Make a cardboard chart with your list of information and post this chart close to the electrical panel. It is best to have two people working together to do the tests and make the chart.
The 40 amp. Breaker is usually for the stove and the 30 amp breaker is usually for the clothes dryer. 15 Amp breakers are used for the lights and average receptacles.
