how many watts does the standard home vaccum cleaner use ?

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how many watts does the standard home vaccum cleaner use ?

How many watts of electricity does the standard home vaccume cleaner use ? Will a 1000 watt portable generator run it ?

2006-08-03 08:47:58 · 2 answers · asked by Michael L 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics

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There is no "standard" figure.

Looking at an on-line catalogue I saw a range of machines which drew between 1100W and 2500W.

2006-08-03 09:41:35 · answer #1 · answered by dmb06851 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

You also need to careful because elec. motors always draw a lot of power very briefly as they start up. Although a vacuum cleaner motor's start up should be less problematic than other motor applications.

To be safe you may want to double your cleaner's wattage to determine the generators power level.

2006-08-04 08:02:39 · answer #2 · answered by Tom H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋