Usage Calculator

Use this calculator to determine the approximate cost of running an appliance.  Please refer to the wattage rating listed on the appliance itself, or use a value from the chart below:

Average Appliance Wattage:
Average Hours of Daily Use:

Please Note:

The Appliance Usage Calculator is provided only as a guide to average costs, based on your input.  For specific questions on appliance usage or charges, please contact Burlington Hydro.

APPLIANCE	AVERAGE WATTAGE (W)	AVERAGE HOURS OF USE	MONTHLY KWH
Air Cleaner	40	250-720	10-29
AIR CONDITIONER (ROOM TYPE) 6,000 BTU	750	120-480	90-540*
9,000 BTU	1050	120-720	126-756*
Block Heater	500	120-480	60-240
CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING 2 ton	2800		2.8 per hr.
2 1/2 ton	3500		3.5 per hr.
Clock	5	720	4
Clothes Dryer	5000	10-25	50-120
Clothes Washer	500	10-40	5-20
Coffee Maker	900	4-30	4-27
Computer (Printer and Monitor)	200	50-160	10-32
Dehumidifier	1300	10-23	13-30
Dishwasher	1300	10-23	13-30
Electric Blanket	180	30-90	5-16
Electric Heater (portable)	1500	30-240	45-360
Food Freezer	335	180-420	60-140
Frying Pan	11150	10-20	12-28
FURNACE FAN MOTOR Intermittent	500	160-415	80-208
Continuous	500	720	360
Hair Dryer	1000	5-10	5-10
Heating Pad	65	15-30	1-2
Humidifier	100	80-540	8-54
Iron	1000	5-10	5-10
Kettle	1500	7-10	10-15
Lawn Mower	1500	2-4	3-6
LIGHTING Single lamp 60 W	60	17-200	1-12
Compact fluorescent 18 W	18	17-200	0.3-3.6
Ceiling Fixture	180	6-195	2-35
Tri-Light	100	10-200	1-20
Chandelier (5 lamp)	300	20-183	6-55
Flourescent (2 tube 4 foot)	100	10-200	1-20
Security light 2*150 w flood	300	180-360	54-108
Microwave Oven	1000	15-30	15-30
Oil Furnace Burner	260	96-288	25-75
Range	12500	4-6	50-80
(self clean only)	3200	1/2-1 1/2	2-5
Refrigerator (frost free 17 cu ft)	500	200-300	100-150
(not frost free 13 cu ft)	300	200-300	60-90
Sewing Machine	75	4-14	0.3-1
SWIMMING POOL 0.5  HP	900	720	648
0.75 HP	1200	720	864
1.0  HP	1500	720	1080
1.5  HP	2100	720	1512
Television	200	60-200	12-40
Toaster	1150	1-3	1-3
VACUUM CLEANER (portable)	800	4-6	3-5
(central)	1600	4-6	6-10
Video Cassette Recorder	40	50-200	1-8
Water Bed Heater	400	180-300	72-120
Video Cassette Recorder	40	50-200	1-8
Water Bed Heater	400	180-300	72-120
WATER HEATER (family of 2)	3800	66-92	250-350
(family of 4)	380	99-138	375-525