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Nesgroup address: alt.building.construction - Date & Time for the message: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 19:29:20 -0400 /

Author of the message: Someone

Title of the message:
Re: AC Unit Conversions

Text of the message:
"Fred" <testing@testing1212mouse.com> wrote in news:00JBe.5744$GB4.3448
@trnddc02:

> Is this about right?
>
> 10,000 BTU/hr = 0.833 ton = 2.93 kw
>
> Fred
>
>
>
>

The first conversion is correct (12,000 btu/h is 1 ton.)
The second is not for two reasons. The first reason is that
the math is incorrect and the second reason is that your units
are wrong.
BTU/h relates to kw/h
Tons already has the time unit included.
To get the right answer google this
10000btu=?kw
As a rule of thumb you can use the approximation that 1 ton
requires 1 horsepower and 1 horsepower consumes approximately
1 kw. The real hp to watts conversion is defined as 746 but
there are inefficiencies in most systems so it usually ends
up being closer in practice to 1kw. Then too consider that
codes generally require 80% derating for continuous loads
so that alone would send 746 watts to 932. The picture gets



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