Average Wattage Requirements Quide

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Running Wattage

Starting Wattage

Household:
Coffee Maker 1750 0
Dishwasher 700 1400
   Cool Dry 700 1400
   Hot Dry 1450 1400
Electric Fry Pan 1300 0
Electric Range
   6-inch element 1500 0
   8-inch element 2100 0
Microwave Oven
   625 watts 625 800
Refrigerator or Freezer 700 2200
Toaster
   2-slice 1050 0
   4-slice 1650 0
Automatic Washer 1150 2300
Clothes Dryer
   Gas 700 1800
   Electric 5750 1800
Dehumidifier 650 800
Electric Blanket 400 0
Garage Door Opener
   ¼ Horsepower 550 1100
   ½ Horsepower 725 1400
Furnace Fan, gas or fuel oil
   1/8 Horsepower 300 500
   ¼ Horsepower 600 1000
   1/3 Horsepower 700 1400
   ½ Horsepower 875 2350
Hair Dryers 300 to 1200 0
Iron 1200 0
Lights as indicated on bulb 0
Radio 50 to 200 0
Well Pump
   1/3 Horsepower 750 1400
   ½ Horsepower 1000 2100
Sump Pump
   1/3 Horsepower 800 1300
   ½ Horsepower 1050 2150
Television
   Colour 300 0
   Black and White 100 0
Vacuum Cleaner
   Standard 800 0
   Deluxe 1100 0
Central Air Conditioners
   10,000 BTU 1500 2200
   20,000 BTU 2500 3300
   24,000 BTU 3800 4950
   32,000 BTU 5000 6500
   40,000 BTU 6000 7800

Contractor:
Air Compressor
   ½ Horsepower 1000 2000
   1 Horsepower 1500 4500
   1½ Horsepower 2200 6000
   2 Horsepower 2800 7700
Bench Grinder
   6 inches 720 1000
   8 inches 1400 2500
   10 inches 1600 3600
Electric Cultivator
   1/3 Horsepower 700 1400
Electric Hedge Trimmer
   18 inches 400 0
Electric Line Trimmer
   Standard, 9 inches 350 0
   Heavy-Duty, 12 inches 500 0
Drum Mixer, 55 gallons
   ¼ Horsepower 700 1200
Flood Lights 100 25
   (HID, Metal Halide, Mercury    Vapor or Sodium Vapor) 250 63
   Watts per Bulb 400 100
1000 250
Floor Polisher
   16-inches, ¼ Horsepower 1400 3100
   20-inches, 1 Horsepower 1600 4500
Hand Drill
   ¼ inch 350 0
   ½ inch 400 0
   ¾ inch 600 0
High-pressure Washer
   ½ Horsepower 900 2700
   1 Horsepower 1200 3600
   1½ Horsepower 1450 4300
   3 Horsepower 3125 9300
Submersible Pump, 400 gph 200 400
   Centrifugal Type, 900 gph 500 400
Wet and Dry Vac
   1.7 Horsepower 900 0
   2½ Horsepower 1300 0
Saws
   Worm Drive, 7¼ inches (Skill    Saw) 1800 2600
   Band Saw, 14 inches 1100 1400
   Circular Saw, Heavy Duty
      6½ inches 800 1200
      7¼ inches 1400 2300
      8¼ inches 1800 3000
Electric Chain Saw
   12 inches, 1½ Horsepower 900 0
   14 inches, 2 Horsepower 1100 0
Table Saw
   9 inches 1500 3000
   10 inches 1800 4500
   Miter Saw, 10 amp 1100 2000
   Miter Saw, 15 amp 1650 3000
   Heavy Duty Saw 750 1400
Drills
   ¼ inch, 3 amps 300 400
   1/8 inch, 4 amps 440 500
   ½ inch, 5.4 amps 600 900

Industrial Motors:
Split Phase
   1/8 Horsepower 300 500
   1/6 Horsepower 500 725
   ¼ Horsepower 600 1000
   1/3 Horsepower 700 1400
   ½ Horsepower 875 2300
Capacitor Start Induction Run
   1/3 Horsepower 720 1300
   ½ Horsepower 975 2100
   ¼ Horsepower 1400 3100
   1 Horsepower 1600 4500
   1½ Horsepower 2200 6000
   2 Horsepower 2850 7700
   3 Horsepower 3900 12000
   5 Horsepower 6800 16500
Capacitor Start Capacitor Run
   1½ Horsepower 2000 6100
   5 Horsepower 6000 17300
   7½ Horsepower 8000 27000
   10 Horsepower 107000 36000
Fan Duty
   ½ Horsepower 400 600
   ¼ Horsepower 550 1200
   1/3 Horsepower 800 1600
   1½ Horsepower 1100 2400

Farm Equipment:
Electric Fence, 25 miles 250 0
Stock Tank De-icer 1000 0
Grain Cleaner
   ¼ Horsepower 1000 2400
Portable Conveyor
   ½ Horsepower 1000 2400
Grain Elevator
   ¼ Horsepower 1400 3000
Milk Cooler 1100 1800
Mixer, 3½ cubic feet
   ½ Horsepower 2800 7700
Milker (vacuum pump)
   2 Horsepower 1000 2300
Portable Heater (Kerosene, diesel fuel)
   30,000 BTU 300 500
   50,000 BTU 400 600
   85,000 BTU 500 725
   90,000 BTU 500 725
   140,000 BTU 625 1000
   150,000 BTU 625 1000
   350,000 BTU 725 1400
Battery Charger
   4 amp 90 0
   10 amp 200 0
   15 amp 380 0
   30 amp
      200-amp boost 650/3600 0
   60 amp
      250-amp boost 1500/5750 0
   80 amp
      275-amp boost 2000/6800 0
   100 amp
      300-amp boost 2400/7800 0
Electric Welder
   70 amp AC 2800 0
   100 amp AC 3600 0
   200 amp AC 9000 0
   200 amp AC, at 100 amp 6000 0
   230 amp AC 16600 0
   230 amp AC, at 75 amp 6300 0
   230 amp AC, at 100 amp 7800 0
   230 amp AC, at 150 amp 11700 0
   250 amp AC/DC 26300 0
   250 amp AC/DC, at 75 amps 9800 0
   250 amp AC/DC, at 100 amps 12200 0
   295 amps AC 36800 0
   295 amps AC, at 75 amps 15000 0
   295 amps AC, at 100 amps 16700 0
   295 amps AC, at 150 amps 25000 0
Standard Motors (Conveyors, Feed Augers, Air Compressors)
Air Compressors
   1/3 Horsepower 720 1000
   ½ Horsepower 975 1600
   ¼ Horsepower 1400 3100
   1 Horsepower 1600 4500
   1½ Horsepower 2200 6000
   2 Horsepower 2850 7700
   3 Horsepower 3900 12000
   5 Horsepower 6800 16500
High-torque Motors(Barn Cleaners, Silo Unloaders, Silo Hoists, Bunk Feeders)
   1½ Horsepower 2000 6100
   5 Horsepower 6000 17300
   7½ Horsepower 8000 27000
   10 Horsepower 10700 36000
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