What is BTU per hour?

BTU per hour is a unit of power used to measure the heating or cooling capacity of HVAC equipment. It is the standard rating system for air conditioners, furnaces, and heat pumps in the United States.

What is ton of refrigeration?

A ton of refrigeration is a power unit measuring the heat removal capacity of cooling systems, equal to 12,000 BTU per hour. It is the standard capacity rating for commercial and industrial air conditioning units in the United States.

Worked examples

1 BTU per hour = 0.00008333 ton of refrigeration

1 ton of refrigeration = 3,516.85284 watt

More Power conversions

• Convert BTU per hour to watt
• Convert BTU per hour to kilowatt
• Convert BTU per hour to horsepower (mechanical)
• Convert BTU per hour to megawatt
• Convert BTU per hour to gigawatt
• Convert BTU per hour to milliwatt
• Convert BTU per hour to microwatt
• Convert BTU per hour to kilocalorie per hour
• Convert BTU per hour to ton of refrigeration

Assumption: horsepower values use mechanical horsepower.