List of the Power Consumption of Typical Household Appliances

Turn that TV off if you're not watching it! It's wasting electrically!

How much electricity is it really wasting?, and would it not be better to switch off the 4 lights in the room?

The best way to compare the cost of running different appliances is to look at their power consumption, which is measure of how much power they use in Watts. The following list points out typical values for the wattage of some devices you would find in your home so that you can compare them.

Hint: Use the Search tool on your web browser to find the name of the appliance. As some appliances have various names, this could help find it on the [Other Name(s)] column.

Appliance	Minimum	Maximum	Standby	Other Name(s)	References	Notes
100W light bulb (Incandescent)	100W	100W	0W		[1]
25" colour TV	150W	150W	N/A
3" belt sander	1000W	1000W	N/A
32 Inch LED TV	20W	60W	1W
46 Inch LED TV	60W	70W	1W		[1]
49 Inch LED TV	85W	85W	1W
60W light bulb (Incandescent)	60W	60W	0W		[1]
9" disc sander	1200W	1200W	N/A
Amazon Echo	3W	3W	2W
American-style Fridge Freezer	40W	50W	N/A	American Fridge Freezer
Apple TV	3W	6W	0.3W		[1]
Ceiling Fan	60W	70W	0W		[1]
Clock radio	1W	2W	N/A
Clothes Dryer	1000W	4000W	N/A	Tumble Dryer
Coffee Maker	800W	1400W	N/A
Computer Monitor	25W	30W	N/A		[1]
Cooker Hood	20W	30W	0W		[1]
Corded Drill	600W	850W	N/A		[1]
Corded Electric Handheld Leaf Blower	2500W	2500W	N/A		[1]
Cordless Drill Charger	70W	150W	N/A
Curling Iron	25W	35W	0W		[1]
DAB Mains Radio	5W	9W	N/A	Radio
Deep Freezer	19W	19W	N/A	Chest Freezer	[1]	168 Kwh/year
Dehumidifier	240W	240W	N/A		[1]
Desktop Computer	100W	450W	N/A		[1]
Dishwasher	1200W	1500W	N/A
Domestic Water Pump	200W	300W	0W	Shower Water Pump	[1]
DVD Player	26W	60W	N/A
Electric Blanket	200W	200W	N/A
Electric Heater Fan	2000W	3000W	N/A		[1]
Electric Kettle	1200W	3000W	0W
Electric Mower	1500W	1500W	N/A
Electric Shaver	15W	20W	N/A
Electric Stove	800W	1000W	N/A
Electric Tankless Water Heater	6600W	8800W	N/A		[1]
Espresso Coffee Machine	1300W	1500W	N/A	Espresso Machine
EV Home Charger	1600W	3400W	N/A
Extractor Fan	12W	12W	N/A	Bathroom Fan	[1]
Food Blender	300W	400W	N/A	Mixer,Food Processor	[1]
Food Dehydrator	800W	800W	N/A	Tray Dehydrator	[1]
Freezer	30W	50W	N/A
Fridge / Freezer	150W	400W	N/A
Fryer	1000W	1000W	N/A	Deep Fat Fryer	[1]
Game Console	120W	200W	N/A		[1]
Gaming PC	300W	600W	1W	Gaming Computer
Garage Door Opener	300W	400W	N/A	Electric Garage Door		As the door only operates for a short time (10secs?) the kWH value is low
Guitar Amplifier	20W	30W	N/A
Hair Blow Dryer	1800W	2500W	N/A	Blow Dryer, Hair Dryer, Hair Drier
Heated Bathroom Mirror	50W	100W	N/A
Home Air Conditioner	1000W	4000W	N/A
Home Internet Router	5W	15W	N/A
Home Phone	3W	5W	2W	DECT Telephone
Home Sound System	95W	95W	1W		[1]
Hot Water Dispenser	1200W	1300W	N/A	Instant Hot Water Tap	[1]
Hot Water Immersion Heater	3000W	3000W	N/A
Humidifier	35W	40W	N/A		[1]
Induction Hob (per hob)	1400W	1800W	N/A	Induction Stove, Induction Cooking Stove
Inkjet Printer	20W	30W	N/A	Printer
Inverter Air conditioner	1300W	1800W	N/A
Iron	1000W	1000W	N/A	Electric Iron
Laptop Computer	50W	100W	N/A	Laptop
Lawnmower	1000W	1400W	N/A
LED Light Bulb	7W	10W	0W	Energy Saver Bulb	[1][2]
Mi Box	5W	7W	3W	Mi Box Android
Microwave	600W	1700W	3W	Microwave Oven	[1][2]
Night Light	1W	1W	0W
Oven	2150W	2150W	N/A	Electric Oven
Paper Shredder	200W	220W	N/A
Pedestal Fan	50W	60W	N/A
Percolator	800W	1100W	N/A	Coffee Maker	[1]
Philips Hue Smart Bulb	8W	9W	0.4W
Phone Charger	4W	7W	N/A	Smart Phone Charger,Cell Phone Charger
Power Shower	7500W	10500W	0W		[1]
Pressure Cooker	700W	700W	N/A		[1]
Projector	220W	270W	1W
Refrigerator	100W	200W	N/A
Rice Cooker	200W	500W	N/A		[1]
Sandwich Maker	700W	1000W	N/A	Sandwich Press, Sandwich Toaster
Scanner	10W	18W	N/A
Sewing Machine	70W	80W	N/A		[1]
Slow Cooker	160W	180W	N/A		[1]
Steam Iron	2200W	2500W	N/A		[1]
Steriliser	650W	650W	N/A	Sterilizer	[1]
Straightening Iron	75W	300W	N/A	Hair Straighteners,Hair Straighteners
Strimmer	300W	500W	N/A
Submersible Water Pump	360W	400W	N/A		[1]
Table Fan	10W	25W	N/A	Desk Fan
Tablet Charger	10W	15W	N/A
Tablet Computer	5W	10W	N/A		[1]
Toaster	800W	1800W	0W		[1]
Treadmill	280W	900W	N/A
Tube Light (1500mm)	22W	22W	N/A
TV (19" colour)	40W	100W	1W		[1]
Vacuum Cleaner	700W	900W	0W		[1]
Wall Fan	45W	60W	0W
Washing Machine	500W	500W	1W			In the EU, power consumption of Washing Machines is typically given in the form of Annual Power Consumption. This is calculated based on 220 standard washing cycles, made up as follows: 60°C full load (3x), 60°C half load (2x), 40°C half load (2x) for 220 washing cycles.
Water Dispenser	100W	100W	N/A		[1]
Water Feature	35W	35W	N/A
Water Filter and Cooler	70W	100W	N/A		[1]
Wine cooler (18 bottles)	83W	83W	0W		[1]

An important point is also to bear in mind the length of time for which the device will be used. For example an electric blanket may be used for 2 hours, but a hair drier for 5 minutes. Therefore the blanket uses 200W * 2 hours = 0.4kWh. The hair drier uses 2KW * 0.0833hours = 0.1666kWh. So using the blanket costs roughly 2.5 times as much as the hair drier.

All values reported here are estimates, you should check the appliance labels or literature to find out the correct power consumption.

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Thanks. Very nice compilation.
It would be very useful to include the next items:
videobeam, 8-port network switch,
On 11th September 2019

Hi MikeBowe, the voltage is not relevant to the power an appliance will draw, so the listings of Power here will suit any voltage.
By Daft Logic on 24th August 2019

Is this table for 220v or 110v it does not say
By MikeBowe on 24th August 2019

Valuble content. Keep up good work.
By Zungu Lindokuhle S. on 18th August 2019

it is very helpful for the load calculation
thank you

On 8th August 2019

How can I get all this low what appliances?
On 15th July 2019

Some of these are ridiculously low. Ie vacuum cleaner. Mine is 1400 but start up surge is enough to overload a 2.1kw generator unless everything else even my 8.5 watt led lightbulbs are switched off. It's mid range power wise, powerful ones are around 2000watts. Ive never seen an air conditioner that uses less than 2500 - 3000 watts often more and that's constant not starting draw. I have a small microwave that's 750 watt and I have to increase recommended cooking time for average is power is round 900-1100. All my examples are close to new or new appliances. Where can I buy a 200 watt vacuum? Lol
On 2nd July 2019

Hi Dennis, We are often making updates and corrections so a PDF would quickly become out of date.
By Daft Logic on 23rd June 2019

Please why don't you make it PDF so that we can download it
By Dennis on 23rd June 2019

Mobile battery waat rating
By Sonu sN on 11th June 2019

nice.
By 123456789 on 24th May 2019

Tnx
On 7th May 2019

Thanks for useful contents
By Mohan singh on 13th April 2019

very helpful
On 24th March 2019

Can You add wall fan and school air-conditioner as soon as possible. Thank You!
On 17th March 2019

We run our office computers on solar electric, using low-power Portwell motherboards and survived a 13-day mains failure in a sunny period in December 2018. I added two solar panels, and am trying to run my medium size fridge on a sem-cloudy day today, following messenger power company failures. Gaborone, Botswana
By David Young on 16th February 2019

Thanks for the information
By Jack on 25th January 2019

I want to total Power Req On 9 celling fan / 51 Desktop / 51 Lights / 2 ton Ac 2nos how man re Wattas

On 17th January 2019

Now there are 12 volt appliances like 12v fridge, 12v freezer, 12v kettle, 12v hot plate stove, 12v dry iron with spray, 12v plasma TV (rechargeable), 12v sound systems (rechargeable), 12v hair dryer, 12v hair straightener, 12v led bulbs and security lights etc which avoids the use of an inverter. The inverter requires it's own power to run before it steps up power to run 220v appliances and has limitations depending how many watts the inverter is.
By Austin Menzi Moyo Snr on 27th December 2018

Hi, can you give an example (make & model) of a water purifier please?
By Daft Logic on 19th December 2018

can you add a water purifier please
thanks

On 18th December 2018

Thanks for the feedback matilda. We are looking to add more and even a form to allow others to request to add/modify entires.
By Daft Logic on 18th October 2018

could you please add some more appiance im curiouse about a lot ;)
By matilda on 16th October 2018

Hi Brunis, do you have any examples? We are keen to reduce mistakes.
By Daft Logic on 3rd October 2018

I found your numbers outrageously high, i was looking for a date to confirm it was old non standards compliant equipment.
By Brunis on 3rd October 2018

Thank You. I found it helpful
On 7th September 2018

thank you

On 10th August 2018

Awesome! Thank you so much I have just received an 800$ power bill I have something to show my husband!!!!!!!
By JEWELZ on 12th July 2018

Inverter kitna watt consume karta hai
By Bhushan on 5th July 2018

Gizzmo, it applies to appliances no mater where they are.
By Daft Logic on 20th June 2018

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