| AVERAGE WATTAGE REQUIREMENT GUIDE
(AMPS X VOLTS = WATTS) |
Household
| Running
Wattage
Requirements
| Additional
Wattage Required
For Starting |
| Coffee Maker
| 1750
| 0
|
Dishwasher
Cool Dry | 700
| 1400
|
| Electric Fry Pan | 1300
| 0
|
Electric Range
8-inch element
| 2100
| 0
|
Microwave Oven 625 watts
| 625
| 800
|
Refrigerator or Freezer
| 700
| 2200
|
Automatic Washer
| 1150
| 2300
|
Clothes Dryer
Electric | 5750
| 1800
|
Furnace Fan, gas or fuel oil
|
| 1/8 Horsepower | 300
| 500
|
| 1/6 Horsepower | 500
| 750
|
| 1/4 Horsepower | 600
| 1000
|
| 1/3 Horsepower | 700
| 1400
|
| 1/2 Horsepower | 875
| 2350
|
| Lights | as indicated on bulb
| 0
|
Radio
| 50 to 200 | 0
|
Sump Pump
|
| 1/3 Horsepower | 800
| 1300
|
| 1/2 Horsepower | 1050
| 2150
|
| Television - Color | 300
| 0
|
Central Air Conditioner
10,000 BTU | 1500
| 2200
|
Contractor
| Running
Wattage
Requirements
| Additional
Wattage Required
For Starting |
Air Compressor
1 Horsepower | 1500
| 4500
|
Bench Grinder
8 inches
| 1400
| 2500
|
Hand Drill
1/2 inch
| 600
| 0
|
High-pressure Washer
1 Horsepower
| 1200
| 3600
|
Circular Saw, Heavy Duty
71/4 inches | 1400
| 2300
|
Electric Chain Saw
14 inches, 2 Horsepower | 1100
| 0
|
Table Saw
10 inches | 1800
| 4500
|
Drills
|
| 3/8 inch 4 amps | 440
| 600
|
| 1/2 inch 5.4 amps | 600
| 900
|
Industrial Motors
| Running
Wattage
Requirements
| Additional
Wattage Required
For Starting |
Split Phase
|
| 1/4 Horsepower | 600
| 1000
|
| 1/2 Horsepower | 875
| 2300
|
Capacitor Start Induction Run
|
| 1/3 Horsepower | 720
| 1300
|
| 1 Horsepower | 1600
| 4500
|
Capacitor Start Capacitor Run
|
| 11/2 Horsepower | 2000
| 6100
|
Fan Duty
|
| 1/4 Horsepower | 650
| 1200
|
Farm Equipment
| Running
Wattage
Requirements
| Additional
Wattage Required
For Starting |
| Electric Fence, 25 miles | 250
| 0
|
| Milk Cooler | 1100
| 1800
|
Milker (vacuum pump),
2 Horsepower | 1000
| 2300
|
Portable Heater (kerosene, diesel fuel)
|
| 50,000 BTU | 400
| 600
|
| 90,000 BTU | 500
| 725
|
| 150,000 BTU | 625
| 1000
|
Battery Charger
|
| 15 amp | 380 | 0
|
60 amp with 250-amp boost
| 1500/5750 | 0
|
100 amp with 300-amp boost
| 2400/7800
| 0
|
Electric Welder
|
| 200 amp AC | 9000 | 0
|
| 230 amp AC, at 100 amp | 7800 | 0
|
| Air Compressors | Running
Wattage
Requirements
| Additional
Wattage Required
For Starting |
| 1/2 Horsepower | 975 | 1600
|
| 1 Horsepower | 1600 | 4500
|
Computers
| Running
Wattage
Requirements
| Additional
Wattage Required
For Starting |
| Desktop | 600 to 800 | 0
|
| Laptop | 200 to 250 | 0
|
| Monitor | 200 to 250 | 0
|
| Fax | 600 to 800 | 0
|
| Printer | 400 to 600 | 0
|
