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
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| Air Cleaner (Room & Furnace) | 40 | 250 - 720 | 10 - 29 |
| Air Conditioner (Room) 6,000 BTU | 750 | 0 - 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 | 0.01 - 0.18 |
| Carving Knife | 90 | 1 - 2 | 0.01 - 0.02 |
| Ceiling Fan | 60 | 15 - 33 | 1 - 20 |
| Clock | 5 | 720 | 4 |
| 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 and Table) | 100 | 1 - 5 | 0.10 - 0.50 |
| 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 | 252 |
| Heat Lamp (infrared) | 250 | 2 - 4 | 0.5 - 1 |
| Heating Pad | 65 | 15 - 30 | 1 - 2 |
| Hedge Trimmer | 125 | 4 - 8 | 0.5 - 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 (60w) | 60 | 17 - 200 | 1 - 12 |
| Compact Fluorescent (0 to 60w) | 18 | 17 -200 | 0.3 - 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 | 0.6 - 1 |
| Range | 12,500 | 10 - 50*** | 50 - 80 |
| Self Cleaning Cycle Only | 3200 | ½ to 1 ½ | 2 - 5 |
| Refrigerator - Freezer Frost Free (17 cu. ft.) | 500 | 150 - 300 | 75 - 150 |
| Non Front Free (13 Cu Ft) | 300 | 190 - 300 | 56 - 90 |
| Sewing Machine | 75 | 4 - 14 | 0.3 - 1 |
| Shaver | 15 | 3 - 5 | 0.05 - 0.08 |
| Stereo | 30 | 1 - 170 | 1 - 10 |
| Sun Lamp | 280 | 1 - 4 | 0.28 - 1 |
| Swimming Pool Filter (Motor ½ HP) | 900 | 720 | 648 |
| ¾ 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 | 0.01 - 0.02 |
| 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 |