Appliance model lookup
Guessing wattage is the weakest step in any backup sizing. Type the brand and model number from the label and get its nameplate numbers, then see what it means for the battery or generator you need.
Where the numbers come from
- First we search a hand-built table of nameplates read from the maker's own pages (each links to its source). No AI is involved in a table hit.
- If your model is not in the table, an AI estimator may offer a guess. It is always marked unverified, and every value is editable. Only the brand and model you typed are sent, and only on a table miss.
- The sizing below the numbers uses the same maths as the main calculator. Start-up draw is rarely printed on a nameplate; leave it empty and we assume it equals running watts.