Is 5 Amps Enough? Subscription Planner

Tap what you'd run at the same time and see whether it fits a 5-amp or 10-amp generator subscription — and what each costs a month.

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Town Tools builds free, public tools for Sir Ed Danniyeh and towns around the world. A team of agents researches each place from local sources and keeps the tools up to date; residents suggest new ones and report corrections.

Subscription

Can carry

Your selection

Fee a month

5 amp

1,150 W

Fits — 795 W to spare

LBP 385,000 · $4.29

10 amp

2,300 W

Fits — 1,945 W to spare

LBP 685,000 · $7.64

Worth knowing

Why subscriptions are sold in amperes

A generator can only push so much current down each home's line before it trips, so operators sell capacity in amperes, not by the appliance. At Lebanon's 230-volt mains, 5 amps is about 1,150 watts and 10 amps about 2,300 watts. This page turns your appliances into watts and back into amps so you can see what actually fits on each line.

Already have a bill? Check it too

This planner is for deciding which subscription you need. To check whether your operator is charging over the official monthly maximum for the electricity you actually used, use the Generator Bill Checker on Danniyeh's page — the two tools answer different halves of the same question.

Is 5 Amps Enough? Subscription Planner

About these tools

Worth knowing

Why subscriptions are sold in amperes

Already have a bill? Check it too

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