Generator Sizing Calculator

1.) Items in RED are considered most necessary for Household Power outages
2.) Running and Surge (startup) Watts are estimates, please verify and correct as necessary
3.) Use the bottom rows to add additional items
4.) Items in GREEN are considered to be used by Contractors
Note: Please use this calculator as a
guide only. Numbers might vary greatly.
Verify with an Electrician.
Air Conditioner - Central 24000 BTU
Air Conditioner-Window 12000 BTU
Air Conditioner-Window 8000 BTU
Battery Charger (20 Amp)
Battery Charger for cordless tools
Belt Sander (3")
Blow (Hair) Dryer
Hot Water Circulators
Chainsaw (Electric)
Circular Saw (7-1/4")
Clock Radio
Clothes Dryer (Electric)
Clothes Dryer (Gas)
Clothes Washer
Coffee Maker
Compressor (1/2 HP)
Compressor (3/4 HP)
Compressor (1 HP)
Desk Top Computer
Cordless Phone
Dehumidifier
Disc Sander
Electric Dryer
Electric Fan 16"
Freezer
Furnace Fan (Blower) 1/2 hp
Garage Door Opener
Heat Pump
Hot Plate
Light Bulb
Light Florescent
String of 5 Temporary Lights
Microwave
Oven
Oxygen Machine
Radio
Refrigerator/Freezer
Satellite Dish
Sewage Pump 1/2 hp
Space Heater
Stove
Sump Pump 1/2 hp
Sump Pump 1/3 hp
Toaster/Oven
TV Flat Screen 46" LCD
TV 19" Color/Monitor
TV 25" Color
Washer
Water Heater 40 Gal
Well Pump 1/2 hp
Well Pump 1/3 hp
Xbox

Running
Surge
Wattage Wattage Quantity
3750
6235
1700
3400
800
1600
500
750
125
125
1000
1800
1200
1500
250
300
1200
2400
1500
3000
50
50
5700
1100
700
1400
1150
2300
1200
1200
1400
2800
1800
3600
2000
4000
150
150
3
3
650
1300
1200
2000
5400
6750
85
85
700
1250
875
2300
550
1100
4700
12000
1350
1350
75
75
40
40
500
500
1200
2000
3410
3410
650
1000
100
100
800
1600
100
100
1500
3000
1500
1500
1500
3000
1050
2150
800
1500
1200
1200
180
180
160
160
300
300
1150
2300
3800
3800
1500
3000
750
2250
170
170

Total
Watts
Running

Total
Watts
Surge
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Totals

0
0
0

0
0
0