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](thumbs/angle_grinder1.jpg)
Angle Grinder
![](thumbs/bench_grinder1.jpg)
Bench Grinder
![](thumbs/compressor1.jpg)
Pancake Compressor
![](thumbs/drill_press1.jpg)
Drill Press
![](thumbs/electric_car1.jpg)
Electric Car
![](thumbs/lg_air_conditioner1.jpg)
LG Window Air Conditioner
![](thumbs/portable_sewing_machine1.jpg)
Portable Sewing Machine
![](thumbs/skilsaw1.jpg)
Skilsaw - Recipricating Saw
![](thumbs/22_monitor1.jpg)
22 inch Computer Monitor
![](thumbs/all_in_one_pc1.jpg)
All in One PC
![](thumbs/big_fan1.jpg)
Big Floor Fan
![](thumbs/blender1.jpg)
Blender
![](thumbs/cable_box1.jpg)
Cable Box
![](thumbs/canon_battery_charger1.jpg)
Canon Battery Charger
![](thumbs/carbon_monoxide_detector1.jpg)
Carbon Monoxide Detector
![](thumbs/chainsaw1.jpg)
Chainsaw
![](thumbs/chest_freezer1.jpg)
Chest Freezer
![](thumbs/circular_saw1.jpg)
Circular Saw
![](thumbs/cisco_office_phone1.jpg)
Cisco Office Phone
![](thumbs/coffee_maker1.jpg)
Coffee Maker
![](thumbs/crock_pot1.jpg)
Crock Pot
![](thumbs/decorative_lights1.jpg)
Decorative Lights
![](thumbs/disco_light1.jpg)
Disco Light
![](thumbs/disco_motor1.jpg)
Disco Motor
![](thumbs/dishwasher1.jpg)
Dishwasher
![](thumbs/dyson_vacuum_cleaner1.jpg)
Dyson Vacuum Cleaner
![](thumbs/electric_blanket1.jpg)
Electric Blanket
![](thumbs/flat_iron1.jpg)
Flat Iron
![](thumbs/flatscreen_tv1.jpg)
Flatscreen Television
These are in alphabetical order. I could have arranged the items by energy use type: motors, heaters, lights or logic.
![](thumbs/fog_machine1.jpg)
Fog Machine
![](thumbs/garage_door_opener1.jpg)
Garage Door Opener
![](thumbs/garbage_disposal1.jpg)
Garbage Disposal
![](thumbs/george_foreman_grill1.jpg)
George Forman Grill
![](thumbs/glue_gun1.jpg)
Glue Gun
![](thumbs/hair_dryer1.jpg)
Hair Dryer
![](thumbs/halloween_100_lights1.jpg)
String of Halloween Lights
![](thumbs/halloween_lights1.jpg)
Halloween Lights
![](thumbs/hand_mixer1.jpg)
Hand Mixer
![](thumbs/heat_gun1.jpg)
Heat Gun
![](thumbs/hot_rollers1.jpg)
Hot Hair Rollers
![](thumbs/ice_machine1.jpg)
Ice Machine
![](thumbs/iphone3_charger1.jpg)
Iphone Charger
![](thumbs/iphone51.jpg)
Iphone 5 Charger
![](thumbs/iron1.jpg)
Clothes Iron
![](thumbs/jigsaw1.jpg)
Jigsaw
![](thumbs/kitchenaid1.jpg)
Kitchenaid Mixer
![](thumbs/lamp1.jpg)
Floor Lamp
![](thumbs/laptop1.jpg)
Laptop
![](thumbs/oscillating_fan1.jpg)
Large Oscillating Fan
![](thumbs/leafblower1.jpg)
Leaf Blower
![](thumbs/low_temp_glue_gun1.jpg)
Low Temp Glue Gun
![](thumbs/massage_chair1.jpg)
Massage Chair
![](thumbs/microwave1.jpg)
Microwave
![](thumbs/office_printer1.jpg)
Office Laser Printer
![](thumbs/old_space_heater1.jpg)
Old Space Heater
![](thumbs/old_window_air_conditioner1.jpg)
Old Window Air Conditioner
![](thumbs/shredder1.jpg)
Paper Shredder
![](thumbs/ps31.jpg)
Playstation 3
![](thumbs/pool_filter1.jpg)
Pool Filter Pump
![](thumbs/portable_hard_drive1.jpg)
Portable Hard Drive
![](thumbs/drill1.jpg)
Power Drill
![](thumbs/pump1.jpg)
Pump
![](thumbs/refrigerator1.jpg)
Refrigerator
![](thumbs/rice_cooker1.jpg)
Rice Cooker
![](thumbs/ryobi_charger1.jpg)
Ryobi Charger
![](thumbs/sander1.jpg)
Sander
![](thumbs/small_pump1.jpg)
Small Pump
![](thumbs/space_heater1.jpg)
Space Heater
![](thumbs/speakers1.jpg)
Speaker
![](thumbs/starbucks_machine1.jpg)
Starbucks Coffee Machine
![](thumbs/toaster1.jpg)
Toaster
![](thumbs/vacuum_cleaner1.jpg)
Vacuum Cleaner
![](thumbs/waffle_iron1.jpg)
Waffle Iron