Tom's Generator Picker

Pick appliances/loads for outage, camping, food truck, etc. Totals update live with exact running watts and exact surge watts (only one item surges at a time).

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LED Lights

10 lights 80 W

Slide to set how many LED bulbs you want powered (8 W each).

Refrigerators / Freezers

1 unit 150 W

Slide to set how many fridges/freezers (150 W run / 600 W surge per unit).

Central AC / Heat Pump Tonnage

0 tons 0 W

Slide to set tonnage (cooling: ~1,000 W run / 2,000 W surge per ton with soft start).

Use for heating (heat pump mode — ~30% higher draw in cold)

1500W Space Heaters

0 units 0 W

Slide to set how many 1500W portable electric heaters (1500 W each — resistive, low surge).

Note: Wattages are typical estimates — check your equipment labels for accuracy.
Surge assumes only one motor/item surges at a time.

Total Load

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Highest single surge item

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Exact running watts

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Exact surge watts

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Select items or adjust sliders to see totals and a recommendation.

Surge calculation:
(Total running − run of highest-surge item + surge of that item)