How to Find the Real Wattage of Your Appliances (The Nameplate Lies More Than You Think)
The watt number on your appliance label is the maximum rated draw, not average consumption. For resistive loads like space heaters, the label is close enough to use directly. For cycling loads like refrigerators and air conditioners, that same number can overstate your real draw by 40 to 60 percent, which throws off your watt-hour … Read more
