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I have a set of 2 golfbatteries to make my 12 volt battery
They are Sams club Energizer gc2
I think they give me 110 usable amp hours per day

Can anybody give me a ballpark guesstimate of how many 
Amp hours these appliances  below would draw per day?

Propex heater 2 amps run constantly for 8 hours
2 amps of LED lights run for 8 hours
3.5 amps 12 volt fridge  run time per day ????
8 amps water pump  3 minutes per day
2  amps charge 2 cell phones  4 hours total

Thanks
 
I recalculated it and came up.with 48 amp hours per day because the water pump is minutes and the first time I calculated it as hours
So is 48 amp hours per day correct ?
Also I guessed and said the fridge would run 2 hours per day @ 3.5 amps
 
I am not sure about the cell phone charging so I just rounded it to 8ah, that seems like a lot to charge your phone. I also figured at 33% duty cycle for the refer, that comes to 28ah. so adding all this together I get 69ah. highdesertranger
 
highdesertranger said:
I am not sure about the cell phone charging so I just rounded it to 8ah,  that seems like a lot to charge your phone.  I also figured at 33% duty cycle for the refer,  that comes to 28ah.  so adding all this together I get 69ah.  highdesertranger

I think your right about the phones 
The chargers say 1 amp so 1 amp x2 hours to charge = 2 ah 
X 2 phones would be 4 ah

I came up with .66666 ah  for waterpump usage per day( 5 minute per day)
 
I just rounded up the water pump to 1ah. I always do that with small loads. gives you a little cushion. highdesertranger
 
highdesertranger said:
I just rounded up the water pump to 1ah.  I always do that with small loads.  gives you a little cushion.  highdesertranger

Thanks , good thinking , plus it will make it easier for me to calculate
 
Appliance Wattage and Amperage Consumption (Approximate)

Appliance Watts  Amps
Air Conditioner 13,500 Btu 1700  14
Air Conditioner 15,000 Btu 1950  16
Blender 300  2.5
Coffeemaker 900  7.5
Computer (desktop) 100  8
Computer (printer) 240  2.0
Converter (30 amp) 550  4.5
Converter (40 amp) 650  5.5
Converter (75 amp) 1050  8.5
Heater (electric) See wattage rating for heater   12.5
Hair Dryer 1200  10.0
Iron 1200  10.5
Microwave 450 Watt 900  7.5
Microwave 650 Watt 1,300  10.5
TV 100  .75
TV Satellite & Receiver 170  1.5
VCR 90  .75
Washer/Dryer (RV type) 1900  16.0


http://www.webbsrvsupply.com/hints/amp_chart.htm
Air conditioner                        13
Coffee maker                          12
Water heater (electric)          12
Washer/dryer                          13
Microwave                                8
Convection                             15
Refrigerator                            3.5
Converter (charging)               8
Space heater (1600 watts)     13
Space heater (800 watts)      6.5
Iron                                             8
Electric blanket                         2
Hair dryer (1500 watts)           13
Hair dryer (400 watts)             3.5
Curling iron                             0.7
TV                                          .5-1.0
VCR                                           0.2
Computer                                    2

and for others:
estimating power demands
Does any of this help?
 

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