These figures are approximate representations and the actual power consumption of your appliances may vary substantially from these figures.
Fridge power consumption generator.
Check the power tags or better yet measure the amperage draw with a clamp on ammeter or home energy monitor like a kill a watt meter.
That is why we have decided to create this list of rough estimates of wattage consumption of most common household appliances that people want to keep running at all costs.
The wattage reference chart at right contains examples of what you can power with a portable generator.
More help on determining your power needs approximate starting wattage what is this.
See our section on power management to learn how to use a smaller generator to power more.
While modern appliances have much lower power consumption around 300 400 watts even while the compressor starts to kick in the older types of fridges are going to need a bigger power supply around 300 1 200 watts.
Refrigerator or freezer energy star 1200 132 192.
Use the chart and the following steps to help you determine how powerful your portable generator.
We hope these tables charts will help you to better estimate how big and powerful generator you will need as a backup source of power.
Another aspect that will affect the required size of your generator is whether your fridge also comes with a freezer.