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March Solar – Loads (Your Stuff )
Loads are the things that use power in your system, basically it's your stuff.
Your stuff is the reason you are interested in solar power. You want to run
your stuff.
Like lights, radios, coffee makers, Microwave, TV, VCR, toaster etc.
Depending on the stuff (loads) you want to power, your solar power requirement
will vary.
Below is a Table of Loads for many things. If you add up the watts for all the stuff you want to use, you will have an idea of how much power you will require. Then the size of your system can be determined.
DC (as opposed to AC) appliances are available for various needs.
Contact March Solar for your specific needs.
There are lots of things you can power, like: Appliances, Solar Trackers, Water Pumps, Tools, Solar Cell Phone Batteries, Solar Flashlights, Solar Battery Recharger, Solar Radios.
| Table of Loads | Top | |
| Lights: | WATTS | |
| 100 watt incandescent | 100 | |
| 50 watt DC incandescent | 50 | |
| 25 watt DC Halogen | 25 | |
| 50 watt DC Halogen | 50 | |
| Compact Flourescents | ||
| 40 watt equivalent | 11 | |
| 60 watt equivalent | 16 | |
| 75 watt equivalent | 20 | |
| 100 watt equivalent | 30 | |
| Outside "Patio Lights" | 275 | |
| Table of Loads | Top | |
| Kitchen: | WATTS | |
| Coffee Pot | 200 | |
| Popcorn | 250 | |
| Coffee Maker | 900 | |
| Microwave | 1200 | |
| Toaster | 1000 | |
| Toaster Over | 1250 | |
| Exhaust Fan | 75 | |
| Bread Maker | 500 | |
| Food Processor | 375 | |
| Crock Pot / Slow Cooker | 275 | |
| Blender | 300 | |
| Hot Plate | 1200 | |
| Waffle Iron | 1200 | |
| "Insinkerator" | 450 | |
| Dishwasher | 1200 | |
| Table of Loads | Top | |
| Electronics: * | WATTS | (PER DAY) |
| Laptop (old) | 100 | |
| Laptop new | 50 | |
| P.C. | 100 | |
| Printer | 100 | |
| electric Typewriter | 150 | |
| some Thermostats | 5 | (120) |
| Emergency Lighting | 10 | (240) |
| 12" B&W TV | 20 | |
| 19" Colour TV | 70 | |
| 25" Colour TV | 150 | |
| VCR | 40 | |
| CD Player | 35 | |
| D.S.S. & descrambler | 200 | |
| CB Radio | 5 | |
| BoomBox | 35 | |
| Home Theatre System | 225 | |
| Home Stereo | 40 | |
| Cordless Telephone | 5 | (120) |
| Radio | 5 | |
| Ceiling Fan | 50 | |
| Table Fan | 30 | |
| Electric Razor | 15 | |
| Water Pik | 100 |
| * To avoid ghost loads we use power bars to shut off TV preheaters, timers, VCR clocks etc. |
| Table of Loads | Top | |
| Outside: | WATTS | (PER DAY) |
| Garage Door Opener | 350 | (24) |
| Hedge Trimmers | 450 | |
| Weed Eater | 500 | |
| Water Pump | 1000 | |
| Washing Machine | 500 | |
| Solar Powered Clothesline | 0 | |
| Propane Dryer | 350 | |
| Sunfrost Refrigerator/Freezer | ||
| 16 c.f. | 112 | (775) |
| 12 c.f. | 70 | (500) |
| Sunfrost Freezer19 c.f. | 112 | (1150) |
| Vestfrost Refrigerator/Freezer | ||
| 7.5 c.f. | 50 | (400) |
| 10.5 c.f. | 60 | (600) |
| Vacuum Cleaner | 800 | |
| Iron | 1000 | |
| Table of Loads | Top | |
| REALLY BIG STUFF: | WATTS | (PER DAY) |
| Jacuzzi | 1000 | |
| Efficient Heat Pump | 600 | (12000) |
| Air Exchanger | 700 | (8000) |
| Pellet Stove | 600 | (10000) |
| Furnace Blower | 750 | |
| 1" Drill | 1000 | |
| 9" Sander | 1200 | |
| Table Saw | 1400 | |
| Scroll Saw | 350 | |
| 7.25" Circular Saw | 900 | |
| 8.25" Circular Saw | 1400 | |
| 14" Band Saw | 1100 | |
| Electric Chain Saw | 1250 | |
| Belt Sander | 1000 | |
| Radial Arm Saw | 950 | |
| Table of Loads | Top | |
| NOT recommended: | WATTS | (PER DAY) |
| Engine Block Heater | 500 | |
| NiCad Battery chargers left plugged in | 22 | (500) |
| Portable Heater | 2000 | |
| Waterbed | 400 | |
| Frying Pan | 1200 | |
| Central Air Conditioning | 3500 | |
| Room Air Conditioner | 1000 | |
| Curling Iron | 1000 | use Butane portable |
| Conventional Refrigerator/Freezer | ||
| 20 c.f. | 540 | (that's 8000 watts per day!) |
| 16 c.f. | 475 | (6200) |
| Conventional Freezer | ||
| 14 c.f. | 350 | (5000) |
| 14 c.f. frost free | 440 | (6200) |
| Electric Clothes Dryer | 4000 | (3000) |
| Table of Loads | Top | |
| Ghost Loads: | WATTS | |
| Electric Clock | 3 | The inverter will be on all the time just to keep the time accurate. Use a battery clock |
| Answering machine | Use a service | |
| Fax Machine | 65 | |
| Table of Loads | Top |