All appliances

Every appliance we cover, grouped by type. Each page has a calculator pre-filled with that appliance's typical wattage range — adjust the hours to match how you actually use it.

Cooling & ventilation

• Refrigerator 100–400 W · ~1.5 kWh/day
• Dehumidifier 300–700 W · runs for hours
• Window AC 500–1,500 W · by BTU
• Ceiling fan 15–75 W · per fan
• Portable AC 800–1,400 W · by BTU
• Chest freezer 100–300 W · ~11 kWh/week
• Deep freezer 100–300 W · ~10 kWh/week

Home & garden

• TV 60–180 W · 4h/day
• Hair dryer 1,200–1,875 W · minutes
• Vacuum cleaner 300–1,400 W · short use
• Pool pump 1,000–2,500 W · biggest in pool homes
• EV charger 1.4–11 kW · by charger type
• Sump pump 800–1,200 W · runs on demand
• Hot tub 2,000–4,000 W · holds temp daily

Kitchen

• Microwave 1,200–1,800 W · minutes/day
• Dishwasher 1,000–1,500 W · ~1 cycle/day
• Air fryer 1,400–1,800 W · short bursts
• Coffee maker 600–1,200 W · plate drains power
• Electric kettle 1,500–3,000 W · 1–3 min
• Electric stove 1,000–3,000 W · per burner

Heating

• Space heater 750–1,500 W · highest hourly cost
• Water heater 3,500–4,500 W · biggest load
• Heat pump 1,500–5,000 W · COP 2.5–4
• Electric blanket 60–150 W · cycles
• Electric furnace 10 kW–20 kW · highest heating cost

Laundry

• Washing machine 400–1,400 W · ~1 cycle/day
• Clothes dryer 2,500–5,000 W · most per load