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

Standing

40-60

Ceiling

65-175

Window

55-250

Furnace

750

Whole house

240-750

Hair dryer

1200-1875

Heater (portable)

750-1500

Iron (clothes)

1000-1800

Microwave oven

750-1100

Personal computer

CPU awake / asleep

120 / 30 or less

Monitor awake / asleep

150 / 30 or less

Laptop

50

Radio (stereo)

70-400

Refrigerator (frost-free, 16 cubic feet)

725

Television

19-inch

65-110

27-inch

113

36-inch

133

53- to 61-inch projection

170

Flat screen

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