Electricity Consumption of Various Appliances

If you know proper consumption of electricity by various appliances used in home, may be you save electricity in a better way. Saving electricity not only adds to your money but will help thousands in demand of energy also. It’s duty of every citizen to use appliances in proper way. Here is given consumption of electricity by various electric appliances.

Consumption of electricity by various electric Appliances

S.No.	Appliances Units/Month	Appliances Units/Month	Operating Hours/Day	Units
1.	Incandescent Bulbs	40	10	12
2.	Incandescent Bulbs	60	10	18
3.	Fluorescent Tube Light	40	10	12
4.	Night Lamp	15	10	4.5
5.	Mosquito Repellent	5	10	1.5
6.	Fans	60	10	18
7.	Air Coolers	175	10	52
8.	Air Conditioners	1500	10	450
9.	Refrigerator	225	15	101
10.	Mixer	450	1	13.5
11.	Toaster	800	0.5	12
12.	Hot Plate	1500	0.5	22.5
13.	Oven	1000	1	30
14.	Electric Kettle	1500	1	45
15.	Electric Iron	1500	1	45
16.	Water heater-instant 1-2 liter	3000	1	90
17.	Water heater-instant 10 to 20 liter capacity	2000	1	60
18.	Immersion Rod	1000	1	30
19.	Vacuum Cleaner	700	0.5	11
20.	Washing Machine	300	1	9
21.	Water Pump	750	1	22.5
22.	T.V.	100	10	30
23.	Audio System	50	2	3

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