How Much Generator Power Do You Need?

KR & QC SERIES POWER CALCULATOR


STEPS

  1. A typical house will take about 5KW (5000 Watts).
  2. A typical barn will take about 5KW (5000 Watts) in lighting and small appliances
  3. For a typical house and barn combination you can skip LINE 1 to 2 and enter 10KW into LINE 4.
  4. Select the items you wish to power at the same time. Using the Power Calculator, fill in the values as applicable.

CONVERSIONS

  • 1000 Watts = 1 Kilowatt (KW)
  • 1 Horsepower = 1 Kilowatt (Approx.)
  • Amps x Volts = Watts

CALCULATOR

1. Average House (5KW)  5 KW
2. Average Small Shop (10KW)  10 KW
3. Total KW  KW.
4. Total HP in motors
Note, each motor must be separately entered, do not combine or sum up multiple motors into one line


Line 4 Total  HP.
5. Horse power from Largest Motor  HP.
6. Add Line 4 total and Line 5 (1HP = 1KW)  KW.
7. Add Line 3 and 6 This is the total KW needed.  KW.



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