What item in a common household takes the most energy?

Question

What item in a common household takes the most energy?

Answer 1

Depending on loads a washing machine for most normal people you know not greenies..

Answer 2

the fridge! because its on 24/7 in most cases. Google `list of items in common households that uses most energy'.

Answer 3

Teenagers

Answer 4

household lighting

dryer

stove

heat/ac

washing maching

fridge

Answer 5

big nickel got it all. also, unplug your cell phone charger, they still take up electricity while plugged into socket, turn off your computer at the outlet bar.

Answer 6

I hear light bulbs take ALOT of engergy and its a problem easy to fix.

By switching to energy efficiant light bulbs, you can save enough energy for 800,000 cars and Rhode Island and another place like NYC or something.

Answer 7

everyone will have their own thoughts on these  but

1 heating and cooling systems

2 stove

3 dryer

4 washing machine

5 fridge

Answer 8

I've put a link below to a US government document that details the energy consumption of different energy using appliances in residences.

The numbers will be a bit skewed, since this deals only with electricity, not with natural gas.  But the listing, in order of most use to least use, typically goes something like this:

1) Heating and/or Cooling your home

2) Hot water heating (for showers, dishwashing, etc).

3) Refrigerator (the only big appliances that is typically in use all the time)

4) Clothes dryer

5) All other appliances / lights / TV / hair dryer

Do a web search on words like "residential appliance energy use" if you want more breakdowns like this.

Good luck.

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Answer 9

In most homes other than the heat/air system the biggest energy load is from the refrigerator.

Answer 10

Microwave oven, and computer system.