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SMARTBOX™ Controller for HONEYWELL™ Wind Turbine WT6500 Owner’s Manual - Rev14
• Water pumps can be add to the panel, but the pump must be rated at 120 VAC.
• Typically, 1500W can handle all the lighting and some appliances.
• You may want to mark wall plugs in the home to indicate that the plug is on wind
turbine power instead of grid power.
The following are lists of various recommended and non-recommended appliances,
and their typical power requirements:
Recommended Appliances
Appliance Wattage Notes
Clock radio 10
Electric blanket 60 / 100 Single/Double
Fans:
Ceiling 65 - 175
Window 55 - 250
Energy Star Furnace:
NO AC 100 - 750 200 for a 2500 sq/ft home
Lights 10 - 150 Add total wattage of each lights on panel
Personal computer:
CPU - awake / asleep 120 / 30
Monitor - awake / asleep 150 / 30
Laptop 50
Radio (stereo) 70 - 400
Televisions 65 - 170
VCR/DVD 17 - 25
Water pump 250 - 1100
Figure 1.1 Recommended Appliances
NOT Recommended
• Air conditioner = 1000-3000
• Coffee maker = 900–1200
• Clothes washer = 350–500
• Clothes dryer = 1800–5000
• Dishwasher = 1200–2400 (using the drying feature greatly increases energy
consumption)
• Dehumidier=785
• Hair dryer = 1200–1875
• Heater (portable) = 750–1500
• Clothes iron = 1000–1800
• Microwave oven = 750–1100