Appliance Usage Chart

Appliances	Approximate Average Wattage	Monthly Hours of Use	Monthly kWh	Approximate Cost $ **
Air Cleaner (Room & Furnace)	40	250 - 720	10 - 29	.75 - 2.18
Air Conditioner (Room) 6,000 BTU	750	120 - 720 *	90 - 540 *	6.75 - 40.50
Air Conditioner (Room) 9,000 BTU	1050	120 - 720 *	126 - 756*	9.45 - 56.70
Air Conditioner (Central) 2.5 Tons	3500	240 - 860 *	850 - 3000 *	63.75 - 225.00
Barbecue Grill	1350	5 - 10	7 - 14	.53 - 1.05
Block Heater	500	120 - 480	60 - 240	4.50 - 18.00
Broiler	1400	4 - 12	5 - 17	.38 - 1.28
Car Interior Heater	850	120 - 480	102 - 408	7.65 - 30.60
Can Opener	175	1/12 - 1	.01 - .18	.00 - .01
Carving Knife	90	1 - 2	.1 - .2	.01 - .02
Ceiling Fan	60	15 - 330	1 - 20	.08 - 1.50
Clock	5	720	4	.30
Clothes Dryer	5000	6 - 28	30 - 140	2.25 - 10.50
Clothes Washer, Automatic (With Electric Water Heating)	500	7 - 40	33 - 196	2.48 - 14.70
Clothes Washer, Automatic (With Non-Electric Water Heating)	500	7 - 40	3 - 16	.23 - 1.20
Coffee Maker	900	4 - 30	4 - 27	.30 - 2.03
Computer (Monitor & Printer)	200	25 - 160	5 - 32	.38 -2.40
Deep Fat Fryer	1500	5 - 10	8 - 15	.60 - 1.13
Dehumidifier	350	120 - 720	42 - 252	3.15 - 18.90
Dishwasher (With Electric Water Heating)	1300	8 - 40	20 - 102	1.50 - 7.65
Dishwasher (With Non-Electric Water Heating)	1300	8 - 40	3 - 16	.23 - 1.20
Drill	300	3 - 7	1 - 2	.08 - .15
Electric Blanket	180	30 - 90	5 - 16	.38 - 1.20
Electric Heater (Portable)	1000	30 - 90	30 - 90	2.25 - 6.75
Fan (Portable)	115	18 - 52	2 - 6	.15 - .45
Floor Polisher	300	3 - 7	1 - 2	.08 - .15
Food Blender	390	3 - 5	1 - 2	.08 - .15
Food Freezer (15 cu. ft.)	335	180 - 420	60 - 140	4.50 - 10.50
Food Mixer (Hand & Table)	100	1 - 5	.10 - .50	.01 - .04
Frying Pan	1150	10 - 20	12 - 23	.90 - 1.73
Furnace Fan Motor (Intermittent)	350	160 - 415	56 - 145	4.20 - 10.88
Furnace Fan Motor (Continuous)	350	720	252	18.90
Hair Dryer (Portable)	1000	1 - 10	1 - 10	.08 - .75
Heat Exchange/HRV's	125	300 - 720	37 - 150	2.78 - 11.25
Heat Lamp (Infrared)	250	2 - 4	.5 - 1	.04 - .08
Heating Pad	65	15 - 30	1 - 2	.08 - .15
Hedge Trimmer	125	4 - 8	.5 - 1	.04 - .08
Hot Plate	1320	2 - 6	3 - 8	.23 - .60
Humidifier (Portable)	100	80 - 540	8 - 54	.60 - 4.05
Iron (Hand)	1000	1 - 10	1 - 10	.08 - .75
Kettle	1500	1 - 10	1 - 15	.08 - 1.13
Lawn Mower	1500	2 - 4	3 - 6	.23 - .45
Lighting Single Lamp (60W)	60	17 - 200	1 - 12	.08 - .90
Compact Fluourescent (60W Equiv)	18	17 - 200	.3 - 3.6	.02 - .27
Ceiling Fixture (3 bulbs)	180	6 - 195	2 - 35	.15 - 2.63
Tri-Light (Table Lamp)	100	10 - 200	1 - 20	.08 - 1.5
Chandelier (5 Lamp)	300	10 - 183	3 - 55	.23 - 4.13
Fluourescent (2 Tube 4 ft.)	100	10 - 200	1 - 20	.08 - 1.50
Microwave Oven	1000	5 - 30	5 - 30	.38 - 2.25
Oil Furnace (Burner)	260	96 - 288	25 - 75	1.88 - 5.63
Power Saw	275	2 - 4	.6 - 1	.05 - .08
Range	12500	10 - 50 ***	125 - 625	9.38 - 46.88
(Self Cleaning Cycle Only	3200	1/2 - 1 1/2	2 - 5	.15 - .38
Refrigerator-Freezer Frost Free (17 cu. ft.)	500	150 - 300	75 - 150	5.63 - 11.25
Non Frost Free (13 cu. ft.)	300	190 - 300	56 - 90	4.20 - 6.75
Sewing Machine	75	4 - 14	.3 - 1	.02 - .08
Shaver	15	3 - 5	.05 - .08	.00 - .01
Stereo	30	1 - 170	0.03 - 5.1	0.00 - 0.38
Sun Lamp	280	1 - 4	.28 - 1	.02 - .08
Swimming Pool Filter Motor 1/2HP	900	720	648	48.60
Swimming Pool Filter Motor 3/4HP	1200	720	864	64.80
Swimming Pool Filter Motor 1.0HP	1500	720	1080	81.00
Swimming Pool Filter Motor 1.5HP	2100	720	1512	113.40
Television	80	60 - 440	5 - 35	.38 - 2.63
Toaster	1150	1 - 3.5	1 - 4	.08 - .30
Toaster Oven	1250	2 - 24	2.5 - 30	0.19 - 2.25
Toothbrush	10	1 - 2	.01 - .02	.00
Vacuum Cleaner (Portable)	800	2 - 6	2 - 5	.15 - .38
Vacuum Cleaner (Central)	1600	2 - 6	4 - 10	.30 - .75
Video Cassette Recorder	40	50 - 200	1 - 8	.08 - .60
Waffle Iron	1100	1 - 2	1 - 2	.08 - .15
Water Bed Heater	400	150 - 300	60 - 120	4.50 - 9.00
Water Heater Typical Family of 4	3800	98 - 138	375 - 525	28.13 - 39.38
Water Heater Typical Family of 2	3800	66 - 92	250 - 350	18.75 - 26.25