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Power Consumption Table

These figures are approximate representations. The actual power consumption of you appliances may vary substantially from these figures. Check the power tags, or better yet, measure the amperage draw with a clamp-on ammeter. Remember that some items, such as garage door openers, are only used for a fraction of an hour or minute per day. A 300 watt item used for 5 minutes per day will only consume 25 watt hours per day. Where a range of numbers are given, the lower figure often denotes a technologically newer and more efficent model. The letters "NA" denote appliances which would normally be powered by non-electrical sorces in a PV powered home (utility grid should be used). Click on the Load Evulation Form to print a form to enter the values from this list. After you have completed the evaluation form, goto our request for information form and submit the information to us so we can estimate what you new system will cost. LOAD EVALUATION FORM

Appliance Watts Appliance Watts
Coffee Pot 200 Coffee Maker 800
Toaster 800-1500 Popcorn Popper 250
Blender 300 Microwave 600-1500
Waffle Iron 1200 Hot Plate 1200
Frying Pan 1200 Dishwasher 1200-1500
Sink Waste Disposal 450 Washing Machine 300-500
Vacuum Cleaner
Upright
Hand

200-700
100
Sewing Machine 100
Iron 1000 Clothes Dryer
Electric NA
Gas Heated

4000
300-400
Furnace Blower 300-1000 Ceiling Fan 10-50
Garage Door Opener 300 Table fan 10-50
Electric Blanket 200 Blow Dryer 1000
Shaver 15 Waterpik 100
Well Pump (1/3 hp) 480-1200 Typewriter 80-200
Computer
Laptop
PC
Printer

20-50
80-150
100
Heater
Engine Block NA
Portable NA
Waterbed NA
Stock Tank NA

150-1500
1500
400
100
Air Conditioner NA
Room
Central

1000
2000-5000
Television
25" color
19" color
12" b&w

150
70
20
VCR 40 CD Player 35
Stereo 10-30 Clock Radio 1
AM/FM Car Tape 8 Satellite Dish 30
CB Radio 5 Electric Clock 3
Radio Telephone
Recieve
Transmit

5
40-150
Electric Mower NA 1500
Lights:
100 W Incan
25 W Comp. Fluor.
50 W DC Incan
40 W DC Halogen
20 W DC Comp. Fluor.

100

28
50
40

22
Compact Fluorescent
Incandescent Equivalents
40 W
60 W
75 W
100 W



11
16
20
30
Hedge Trimmer 450 Weed Eater 500
1/4" Drill 250 1/2" Drill 750
1" Drill1000 9" Disc Sander 1200
3" Belt Sander 1000 12" Chain Saw 1100
14" Band Saw 1100 7-1/4" Circular Saw 900
8-1/4" Circular Saw 1400 Refrigerator/Freezer-
ConServ 10cu. ft.
1500 W hrs./day
Ref/Freezer-Conventional
20 cu. ft. AC

16 cu. ft. AC


1700W hrs/day

1550 W hrs/day
Ref/Freezer-Sunfrost
19 cu. ft. DC

16 cu. ft. DC

12 cu. ft. DC

1000 W hrs/day

780 W hrs/day

540 W hrs/day
Freezer- Conventional
15 cu. ft. Upright
15 cu. ft. chest


1400 W hrs/day
1170 W hrs/day
Freezer-Sunfrost
19 cu. ft. AC

10 cu. ft. DC

1630 W hrs/day
840 W hrs/day