Power Consumption Testing

Several years ago, I started wondering just how much electricity various home devices draw. This page contains the raw results of my measurements, using a P3 International Kill A Watt model P4400. All given values reflect the actual wattage at the wall, so they include any losses suffered by power supplies and the like.

Product Bought1 Age2 (yrs) Low3 (W) Middle4 (W) High5 (W) Notes
Vicks 29811 humidifier8 2002 5 14-85 - 68-209 No salt / 1tsp salt
Lakewood PH-10 Personal Heater 2004 3 17 741 1436 Fan / Low Heat / High Heat
Black & Decker freshGuard sealer VS200 2004 3 25 - 126 Vacuum / NA / Sealer
Lasko 3524 10 Inch Breeze Machine Pivot Fan 2004 3 25 - 34 -
Lasko 1050 recirculating humidifier 2003 3 55 63 67 -
GE AGQ08FB 8000BTU 115 Volt Room Air Conditioner7 2006 1 55 74 395-611 Fan Low / Fan High / AC
Fellowes Shredmate 37788 Cross Cut Shredder 2004 2 56 75 131 0 / 2 / 6 sheets
Lasko 2126 3-speed 18" Oscillating Pedestal Fan ? 4 ? 59 71 78 -
Hunter HEPAtech 55 Three Speed Air Purifier 30055 2004 3 62 75 86 -
Galaxy 20" box fan6 2002 4 78 106 131 -
Lasko 4900 Pro Performance Blower Fan 2004 3 85 92 105 -
Hunter HEPAtech 200 Air Purifier with Ionizer 30200 2004 3 86 120 164 Ionizer uses <1W
Xerox XRX-8X 8-sheet Cross Cut Shredder 2005 2 96 198 425 0 / 4 / 8 sheets

Key
  1. Year purchased, new unless otherwise noted
  2. Age of the device, in years, at the time of testing
  3. Minimum (non-standby) Watts drawn while active (lowest setting, if applicable)
  4. Average Watts drawn under normal use (middle setting, if applicable)
  5. Maximum (non-surge) Watts drawn at peak use (highest setting, if applicable)
  6. No specific model number known
  7. Power use grows steadily over the cooling cycle; L/M/H only affects fan speed
  8. Power use grows as it warms up, reaching the indicated upper limit