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 watt?

The watt is the SI base unit of power. It is universally used to measure the rate of energy consumption or production in electrical appliances, engines, lighting, and virtually all power-related specifications.

Worked examples

1 BTU per hour = 0.29307107 watt

1 watt = 1 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.