Typical Electric Usage of Various Appliances

The following gives the estimated monthly kilowatt hour consumption:

Comfort Central Air Conditioning:

  • 2 tons= 1450 kwh
  • 3 tons= 2100 kwh
  • 4 tons= 2750 kwh

Room Units:

  • 1 Ton, EER 6= 2 kW per hour
  • 1 Ton, EER 8= 1 1/2 kW per hour
  • 3/4 Ton, EER 6= 1 1/2 kW per hour
  • 3/4 ton, EER 8= 1 kW per hour
  • Dehumidifier= 252 kWh per month

Fans:

  • Whole House= 30 kwh
  • Circulating= 4 kwh
  • Ceiling= 12 kwh

Water Heating/Supply:

  • Water Heater: Typical Use, 2 Persons= 195 kwh; 4 Persons= 310 kwh
  • Pool Pump (3/4 HP)= 375 kwh
  • Sprinkler System (1 1/2 HP)= 28 kwh

Kitchen Appliances:

  • Baby Food/Bottle Warmer= 2 kwh
  • Broiler/Rotisserie= 7 kwh
  • Coffee Maker= 9 kwh
  • Deep Fat Fryer= 7 kwh
  • Dishwasher= 30 kwh
  • Egg Cooker= 1kwh
  • Frying Pan= 8 kwh
  • Hot Plate= 4 kwh
  • Microwave Oven= 16 kwh
  • Range with Oven= 58 kwh
  • With Self-Clean Oven= 61kwh
  • Roaster= 5 kwh
  • Sandwich Grill= 3 kwh
  • Slow Cooker= 12 kwh
  • Toaster= 3 kwh
  • Trash Compactor= 4 kwh
  • Waffle Iron= 2 kwh
  • Blender, Can Opener & Food Mixer= less than 1 kwh

Food Preservation:

  • Refrigerator, Manual 12 cu. ft.= 78 kwh

Refrigerator-Freezer:

  • Manual, 12-14 cu. ft.= 125 kwh
  • Frost-free, 14-17 cu. ft.= 170 kwh
  • Frost free, 17-20 cu. ft.= 205 kwh

Freezer:

  • Manual, 14 1/2-17 1/2 cu. ft.= 135 kwh
  • Frost- Free, 14 1/2- 17 1/2 cu. ft.= 188 kwh

Laundry Services:

  • Dryer= 75 kwh
  • Iron= 5 kwh
  • Washing Machine= 9 kwh

Lighting:

  • 4-5 Room= 50 kwh
  • 6-8 Room= 60 kwh
  • Outdoors, 1 Spotlight, All Night= 45 kwh

Housewares:

  • Clocks= 1 1/2 kwh
  • Floor Polisher= 1 kwh
  • Sewing Machine= 1 kwh
  • Vacuum Cleaner= 4 kwh

Health and Beauty:

  • Hair Dryer= 2 kwh
  • Hair Roller= 1 kwh
  • Heating Pad= 1 kwh
  • Infrared Heat Lamp= 1 kwh
  • Sun Lamp= 1 kwh
  • Curling Iron, Shaver= less than 1/2 kwh

Home Entertainment:

  • Radio= 7 kwh
  • Radio/Record Player= 9 kwh
  • Television (color solid state)= 27 kwh
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