Power needs, Kdar company 14, Determining your power needs – Hot Max Torches HM2000 User Manual

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KDAR Company

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Power Needs

Appliance

Running

Watts

Surge*

Watts

Household

AC, Central 10,000 BTU

1500

4500

AC, Window 10,000 BTU

1200

3600

AM/FM Radio

100

0

CD/DVD Player

100

0

Cloths Drier - Gas

700

1800

Coffee Maker

1000

0

Curling Iron

1500

0

Deep Freezer

500

1500

Dishwasher - Hot Dry

1500

1500

Electric Stove - 8" Element

2100

0

Electric Water Heater

4000

0

Fan

200

0

Furnace Fan Blower - 1/2 HP

800

2250

Furnace Fan Blower - 1/3 HP

700

1400

Hair Dryer

1000

0

Hot Plate/Griddle

1500

0

Iron

1400

0

Light Bulb - 60 Watt

60

0

Light Bulb - 75 Watt

75

0

Microwave Oven - 1000 Watts

1000

0

Microwave Oven - 625 Watts

625

0

Refrigerator/Freezer

700

2200

Security System

500

0

Space Heater

1800

0

Stereo Receiver

450

0

Sump Pump 1/2 HP

800

1300

Television - 27"

500

0

Toaster

850

0

Toaster Oven

1200

0

VCR

100

0

Video Game System

40

0

Washing Machine

1150

2250

Well Pump 1/2 HP

1000

3000

Tools

Air Compressor 1 HP

1600

4500

Air Compressor 1/4 HP

975

1600

Circular Saw

1400

2300

Electric Drill 1/2" - 5.4 Amp

600

900

Electric Drill 3/8" - 4 Amp

440

600

Halogen Work Light - 1000
Watt

1000

0

Reciprocating Saw

960

0

Office Equipment

Computer w/Monitor

800

0

Copy Machine

1600

0

Fax Machine

65

0

Laser Printer

950

0

Determining Your Power Needs

There are two parts to determining your power
requirements. 1) The running watts required,
calculated by adding the running watts of each
of the appliances to be run and 2) Peak watts
required, calculated by adding the total running
watts needed to the highest level of surge watts
required (additional start watts).

Appliance

Running

Watts

Surge*

Watts

Refrigerator/Freezer

700

2200

Television

500

0

Well Pump 1/2 HP

1000

3000

Lights (4 x 60 Watts)

240

0

Space Heater

1800

0

Total Running Watts

4240

Highest Surge Watts

3000

Example

* Additional watts required to start the appliance

In this example you will need a gen-
erator that produces a minimum out-
put of 4240 running watts and has a
peak output of 7240 watts.

Appliance

Running

Watts

Surge*

Watts

A. Total Running Watts

B. Highest Surge Watts

Worksheet

Running Watts Requirement:


Peak Watts Required (A+B):

Watts Estimate Chart

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