Gallery of Items Tested for Energy Use
These are the actual measurements of wattage being used while plugged in.
By Rob Cockerham |
Using my handheld Watt meter, I tested every electrical item I could thing of, inside and outside of the house. Click a photo to see the results for that item. In the case of appliances which use a range of electricity, I highlight the highest period of energy use I saw.
Angle Grinder
Bench Grinder
Pancake Compressor
Drill Press
Electric Car
LG Window Air Conditioner
Portable Sewing Machine
Skilsaw - Recipricating Saw
22 inch Computer Monitor
All in One PC
Big Floor Fan
Blender
Cable Box
Canon Battery Charger
Carbon Monoxide Detector
Chainsaw
Chest Freezer
Circular Saw
Cisco Office Phone
Coffee Maker
Crock Pot
Decorative Lights
Disco Light
Disco Motor
Dishwasher
Dyson Vacuum Cleaner
Electric Blanket
Flat Iron
Flatscreen Television
These are in alphabetical order. I could have arranged the items by energy use type: motors, heaters, lights or logic.
Fog Machine
Garage Door Opener
Garbage Disposal
George Forman Grill
Glue Gun
Hair Dryer
String of Halloween Lights
Halloween Lights
Hand Mixer
Heat Gun
Hot Hair Rollers
Ice Machine
Iphone Charger
Iphone 5 Charger
Clothes Iron
Jigsaw
Kitchenaid Mixer
Floor Lamp
Laptop
Large Oscillating Fan
Leaf Blower
Low Temp Glue Gun
Massage Chair
Microwave
Office Laser Printer
Old Space Heater
Old Window Air Conditioner
Paper Shredder
Playstation 3
Pool Filter Pump
Portable Hard Drive
Power Drill
Pump
Refrigerator
Rice Cooker
Ryobi Charger
Sander
Small Pump
Space Heater
Speaker
Starbucks Coffee Machine
Toaster
Vacuum Cleaner
Waffle Iron
