On Wed, 01 Feb 2017 00:52:39 -0000, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 1/31/2017 7:26 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 31 Jan 2017 23:16:44 -0000, "James Wilkinson Sword"
wrote:

Cooktop is usually 20a but may spec a 30a circuit. A new 3 ton AC

Why is it measured in tins? They can't weigh that much.

"Ton" is just A/C speak for 12000 BTU.


A ton is the amount of heat removed by an air conditioning system that
would melt 1 ton (2000 lbs.) of ice in 24 hours.````

A ton is the cooling capacity of an air conditioning system. One ton is
equal to the amount of heat required (288,000 Btu) to melt one ton of
ice in a 24-hour period. A one-ton air conditioner is rated at 12,000
Btu per hour (288,000/24). A two-ton unit would be rated at 24,000 Btu
per hour.

So completely nonsensical when trying to work out how much it'll cool air in a house.

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