Typical appliance wattage ranges
Appliance |
Watts |
Aquarium |
50-1210 |
Clock radio |
10 |
Clothes dryer |
350-500 |
Clothes washer |
1800-500 |
Coffee maker |
900-1200 |
Dehumidifier |
785 |
Dishwasher |
1200-2400* |
DVD player |
20-25 |
Electric blanket- Single / Double |
60 / 100 |
Fans |
|
|
40-60 |
|
65-175 |
|
55-250 |
|
750 |
|
240-750 |
Hair dryer |
1200-1875 |
Heater (portable) |
750-1500 |
Iron (clothes) |
1000-1800 |
Microwave oven |
750-1100 |
Personal computer |
|
|
120 / 30 or less |
|
150 / 30 or less |
|
50 |
Radio (stereo) |
70-400 |
Refrigerator (frost-free, 16 cubic feet) |
725 |
Television |
|
|
65-110 |
|
113 |
|
133 |
|
170 |
|
120 |
Toaster |
800-1400 |
Toaster oven |
1225 |
Vacuum cleaner |
1000-1440 |
Water heater (40 gallon) |
4500-5500 |
Water pump (deep well) |
250-1100 |
Water bed (with heater, no cover) |
120-380 |
*using the drying feature greatly increases energy consumption
Information provided by Energy Savers.