thomas malloy <[email protected]> wrote: Stephen A. Lawrence wrote: > > a) Do you have a link to it? >> >> b) How much energy does the hypothetical coffee maker draw? "1 coffee >> maker" is a nonstandard unit and it's hard to compare it with 5 kW. >> >> >> Jeff Fink wrote: >> >> >>> I have been seeing ads for a portable plug in electric fire place that >>> uses as much electricity as a kitchen coffee maker but puts out 5000 >>> watts of heat. Has anybody checked this out from an o.u. perspective? >>> >>
> A coffee maker takes about 1900 watts, This ties up a 20 Amp circuit. Mine's a lot smaller. It says 900 W on the bottom. I have not tested it with an ammeter or watt meter. > You can test this machine in the following manner. Amp meters are for sale > in stores like Home Depot. There is a digital one called the "Kill-a-watt" which is cheap and comes built into power strips and plug in wall units. - Jed
