Kitchen

Electric pressure cooker running watts and starting watts

Use these values as a planning range only. The conservative default for electric pressure cooker is 1,000 W running and 1,000 W starting.

Load typeLowDefaultHigh
Running watts700 W1,000 W1,200 W
Starting watts700 W1,000 W1,200 W

Source note

Common countertop pressure-cooker nameplates; resistive heating does not need extra start watts.

Source reference

Never operate a fuel-burning generator indoors, in a garage, on a porch, or near open windows. Use a listed transfer switch or interlock installed by a qualified electrician for home wiring, and verify actual device nameplates before buying equipment.

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