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.

Appliance	Minimum	Maximum	Standby	References
100W light bulb (Incandescent)	100W	100W	0W	[1]
25" colour TV	150W	150W	N/A
3" belt sander	1000W	1000W	N/A
60W light bulb (Incandescent)	60W	60W	0W	[1]
9" disc sander	1200W	1200W	N/A
Ceiling Fan	25W	75W	0W
Clock radio	1W	2W	N/A
Clothes Dryer	1000W	4000W	N/A
Coffee Maker	800W	1400W	N/A
Cordless Drill Charger	70W	150W	N/A
Desktop Computer	100W	450W	N/A
Dishwasher	1200W	1500W	N/A
Electric Blanket	200W	200W	N/A
Electric Heater Fan	2000W	3000W	N/A
Electric Kettle	1200W	3000W	0W
Electric Mower	1500W	1500W	N/A
Electric Shaver	15W	20W	N/A
Food Blender	300W	400W	N/A
Fridge / Freezer	150W	400W	N/A
Game Console	120W	200W	N/A	[1]
Hair Blow dryer	1800W	2500W	N/A
Home Air Conditioner	1000W	4000W	N/A
Home Internet Router	5W	15W	N/A
Inkjet Printer	20W	30W	N/A
Inverter Air conditioner	1300W	1800W	N/A
Iron	1000W	1000W	N/A
Laptop Computer	50W	100W	N/A
Lawnmower	1000W	1400W	N/A
LED Light Bulb	7W	10W	0W	[1][2]
Microwave	600W	1700W	3W	[1][2]
Oven	2150W	2150W	N/A
Power Shower	7500W	10500W	N/A
Rice Cooker	200W	250W	N/A
Scanner	10W	18W	N/A
Smart Phone Charger	4W	7W	N/A
Strimmer	300W	500W	N/A
Submersible Water Pump	400W	400W	N/A
Table Fan	10W	25W	N/A
Tablet Charger	10W	15W	N/A
Tablet Computer	5W	10W	N/A	[1]
Toaster	800W	1800W	0W	[1]
TV (19" colour)	40W	100W	1W	[1]
Vacuum Cleaner	200W	700W	0W
Washing Machine	500W	500W	N/A
Water Feature	35W	35W	N/A
Water Filter and Cooler	70W	100W	N/A	[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.

Comments For This Page

This is helpful, it confirms something I already figured out: this 400 watt desk fan is monstrous, and electronics circa 1950 weren't built for feint of heart.
On 10th August 2017

Hi Foster, without knowing the exact numbers, I would say a newer fan would be more efficient in terms of air blown per Watt used. However a newer fan may also just push more air and use more power overall. So if you prefer a low setting I would say to look in to a new mini desk fan as there is not much point in having a large fan running on a low setting all the time.
By Daft Logic on 8th August 2017

I am using an older model (80's Panasonic F-1609H 16" desk fan) usually on low setting...Would a newer fan be significantly more power friendly?
By Foster on 6th August 2017

It was so helpful for my physics project
By Geo Jolly on 31st July 2017

Many thanks. Quite Helpful.
On 29th July 2017

home theater wattage

On 11th July 2017

Please could u calculate the points of any apliance and add the amount payable.the page is very useful.
By Apology on 12th June 2017

Game Console has been added
By Daft Logic on 30th May 2017

Many thanks -- Good to have
By Yoga on 30th May 2017

This is good. Could you add gaming console to the list?
By Tk on 27th May 2017

The units of Watts are derived from metric base units, therefore a Watt is a metric unit.

By Daft Logic on 26th May 2017

I'm confused. Are these measurements imperial or metric?
On 26th May 2017

Kindly add Geyser in the list
By Rajib Biswas on 15th May 2017

Could you please add a "window unit,air conditioner..."
Thank you.

On 15th May 2017

The definition of the unit watt is joules per second. Watts per hour for example, does not make any sense. That would mean joules per second per hour.
On 9th May 2017

Watts per what? Year? Month? Day? Hour?
On 7th May 2017

Thanks a lot,very informative
By Mawusi on 26th April 2017

Hi, please how much am I supposed to pay as in cash for using a 19 colour tv %uD83D%uDCFA which minimum and maximum consumption are 40W and 100W respectively
By Emmanuel on 11th April 2017

Watts per ??
On 7th April 2017

coolio
By austin brassard on 5th April 2017

Hi, can i know for a domestic elevator model (3 feet height max) what would be the kw of the dc motor required?
On 4th April 2017

Cordless Drill Charger has been added.
By Daft Logic on 30th March 2017

Very useful, thank you. Could you please add cordless drill charger? Im outfitting a mobile shop and need to determine power inverter requirements.
By Stefan on 30th March 2017

Tablet Computer has been added
By Daft Logic on 26th March 2017

Hello could you please add a tablet that would be muchly appreciated
By Liam on 26th March 2017

Hi, Rice Cooker has been added to the list
By Daft Logic on 23rd March 2017

This is a very helpful page, thank you, but you can add "rice cooker" in the power consumption of appliances in the table/list.

Thank you!
By ipw on 22nd March 2017

thank you

On 26th February 2017

Good but make downloadable document.
Thanks
By Lai Lawal on 16th February 2017

very useful information is getting here,thank you so much

On 8th February 2017

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