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GENERATORS

How to choose the right generator?

The first thing to consider is calculating the power consumption of the equipment or electrical devices you need to connect.

Most equipment has a label indicating its electrical power; other devices only show their amperage (A) and voltage (V). If you have a computer rated at 1A and 220V, you multiply these two figures: 1A x 220V = 220 watts (W), and this tells you the device’s electrical power.

If you have equipment or a tool with high power, it is probably expressed in kW; you would only need to convert these values to W by multiplying by the 1,000 equivalence: 350 kW x 1000 = 350,000.

Step 1
How will you use your generator?
Step 2
What items will you power at the same time?
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Home
Item Quantity Watts Needed
AC (10.000 BTU) - + 1500
Air compressor (1 hp) - + 1600
Belt sander - + 1150
Blender - + 400
Bug zapper - + 80
cell phone charger - + 20
Circular saw - + 1200
clothes dryer - + 5400
clothes iron - + 1270
coffee maker - + 600
Concrete vibrator (1 hp) - + 1080
DVD player - + 350
Demolition hammer - + 1260
desktop computer - + 200
Disc sander - + 1200
Dishwasher - + 1500
Drain cleaner - + 250
Drill - + 600
Electric fence (25 miles) - + 250
electric skillet - + 1500
electric grill - + 1650
Electric stove - + 2100
electric welder - + 9000
Fan - + 40
Freezer - + 810
Furnace fan (1/2 hp) - + 875
game console - + 150
Garage door opener - + 720
Angle grinder - + 1400
Hair dryer - + 1800
Halogen work light - + 1000
hammer drill - + 1000
jacuzzi - + 11000
inflator pump - + 50
juicer - + 1000
LED TV - + 150
Laptop - + 150
Microwave (1000 watts) - + 1500
Milk cooler - + 1100
Mixer - + 200
paint sprayer - + 600
Pair of small speakers - + 45
Pressure washer (1 hp) - + 1200
Printer - + 600
RV air conditioner (11,000 BTU) - + 1010
RV refrigerator - + 180
Radiant heater - + 1300
Radio - + 100
jigsaw - + 730
Refrigerator (Energy Star) - + 192
rice cooker - + 650
Satellite receiver - + 250
Security system - + 180
Set of 5 LED bulbs - + 55
slow cooker - + 270
Sump pump (1/2 hp) - + 1050
table saw - + 1800
toaster oven - + 800
Vacuum cleaner - + 1075
waffle iron - + 750
Washing machine - + 900
Professional
Item Quantity Watts Needed
Air compressor (1 hp) - + 1600
Belt sander - + 1150
Bug zapper - + 80
Circular saw - + 1200
Concrete vibrator (1 hp) - + 1080
Demolition hammer - + 1260
Disc sander - + 1200
Drain cleaner - + 250
Drill - + 600
Electric fence (25 miles) - + 250
electric welder - + 9000
Angle grinder - + 1400
Halogen work light - + 1000
hammer drill - + 1000
Milk cooler - + 1100
paint sprayer - + 600
Pressure washer (1 hp) - + 1200
reciprocating saw - + 730
table saw - + 1800
Recreational
Item Quantity Watts Needed
Blender - + 400
Bug zapper - + 80
cell phone charger - + 20
coffee maker - + 600
DVD player - + 350
electric skillet - + 1500
electric grill - + 1650
Fan - + 40
game console - + 180
Hair dryer - + 1800
inflator pump - + 50
LED TV - + 150
Microwave (1000 watts) - + 1500
Mixer - + 200
Pair of small speakers - + 45
RV air conditioner (11,000 BTU) - + 1010
RV refrigerator - + 180
Radiant heater - + 1300
Radio - + 100
rice cooker - + 650
Satellite receiver - + 250
Set of 5 LED bulbs - + 55
slow cooker - + 270
toaster oven - + 800
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