How much power does this use? Watts?
1375099
I don't know how much power it uses but it was so noisy that I returned it. Good luck.
820834
4 watts I had this on all winer and spring for my 19 yr. old Siamese and didn't notice any difference in my power bill. I uses as much energy as a little nightlight.
1240627
I don't know exactly, but would guess more like 50 watts as it can drain two heavy duty batteries is about 24 hours using 12 volt hook up.
1850569
Chris - sorry so long for reply, either would do, as this unit only uses like 5.4 amps I think.... I'm actually getting a 1000 watter for next time. Hope this helps friend.
232662
I'll see if I can find the packaging in my recycle bin but I'd think it's under 1 watt. I believe another reviewer claimed they use 0.5 watts each.
2212072
I think the question was... will this unit use 44 watts of power no matter the load? ie... will this unit still consume 44 wats if you only have a 5 watt load...My best guess is it will only use what it delivers to the load plus some wasted power in the 120 to 12 volt conversion process as there are no 100% efficient methods of conversion.
1060053
Don't know the watts, but the sound is not great. We use it for the kids TV, so it's not an issue, but if quality sound is important to you, this model will probably not work that well.
664377
You should consider this machine to be load limited (full-time and NOT counting higher starting loads!) to around 1600 watts (figure about 15 amps). Without knowing the running/starting loads of each appliance (should be listed in the specs), it's not possible to give you a better answer. Good unit though, starts easily and runs quietly.
471229
The voltage is 120 but have no clue on the watts. I can't seem to find it on the machine plate. Sorry.
695888
what is the power consumption on this unit ? I need answers from actual users please.. Thanks
1471598
Not sure on watts. It doesn't state on machine. It does state: power 120W, Volts 110V. Hope that helps. We use it lot. It is loud, but works great!
815155
I've been using it side by side with a digital usage meter provided by my utility company (SMUD) and it is always within 30 Watts (shows 30W less). Not a scientific test though :).
1833654
I'm sorry I don't have knowledge to answer your question.I just run it at 1500 watts the first hour then turn it down to 1000 watts for the three hours i'm watching the football game.
316832
The plug uses 50mW with no load. That's with absolutely nothing plugged in to it. So yes it does use some power but its a miniscule amount.
2134260
This unit claims to use 10 watts. There are 8760 hours in a year. So this would use about 87.6 KWH (kilowatt hours). Assuming you pay about 12 cents / KWH, it works out to about $10.50 a year.
1955994
The unit operates on 120 volts (which is the power that is available at an outlet in the USA) and 0.4 amps. As far as power consumption, power is measured in amps. Since Power (measured in watts) = Voltage x Amperage, it would be 120v x 0.4a = 48 watts when in use.I hope this helps.
1177302
18 watts per iirc... But i have mine line out to an amp so cannot comment on the acceptability of that wattage.