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Essentials
Rated Watts Surge Watts
Bathroom
Rated Watts Surge Watts
75W Light B
ulbs
75 each
75 each
Hair Dryer
1250
0
18 CU Ft R
efrigerator / Freezer
800
2200
Curling Iron
1500
0
Furnace Fan (
⅓
HP)
800
2350
Family Room
Sump Pump (
⅓
H
P
)
1000
2000
X-Box or Play S
tation
40
0
Water Pump (
⅓
HP)
1000
3000
AM/FM Radio
100
100
Heating/Cooling
VCR
100
100
650
800
Color TV (27
”)
500
500
Table Fan
800
2000
Electric B
lanket
400
400
Fax Machine
65
0
Space Heater
1800
1800
Personal
C
om
puter(1
7” Monitor)
800
0
Kitchen
Laser Printer
950
0
Blender
300
900
Copy Machine
1600
0
Toaster (2 slice)
1000
1600
Power Tools
Coffee Maker
1500
1500
1000W Quartz H
alogenWork Light
1000
0
Electric R
ange (1 element)
1500
1500
Airless S
prayer (
⅓
HP)
600
1200
Dishwasher
1500
3000
Reciprocity S
aw
960
0
Laundry Room
Circular Saw (7¼
”)
1400
2300
Iron
1200
1200
Mitar Saw (10
”)
1800
1800
Washing M
achine
1150
3400
Table/Radial A
rm
Saw
2000
2000
Gas Clothes D
ryer
700
2500
Electric
D
rill(½ HP, 5.4 Amps)
600
900
Don’t Overload Generator
Make sure you can supply enough rated watts for all electronic devices connected to the generator. Rated watts
refer to the power a generator must supply to keep a device running. Surge watts refer to the power a generator
must supply to start an electronic device. This power surge for starting a device usually lasts between 2-3 seconds but
this additional output must be taken into account when selecting the electronic devices you plan to attach to the
generator. To prevent overloading the generator take the following steps:
1.
Add up the total rated wattage of all electronic devices that will be connected to the generator simultaneously.
2.
Estimate surge watts by adding the item(s) with the highest output (it is unnecessary to calculate the surge output
for all devices as they should be connected one at a time).
3.
Add the Surge Watts to the total Rated Watts in step 1. Keep total load within
generator’s power capacity.
Wattage Reference Guide
(Wattages listed are just approximations. Check electronic device for actual wattage)
OPERATION