On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 18:25:14 -0600, John Hines
wrote:

"Zypher" wrote:

John Hines - you seem to be up to speed on what a ton of refrigeration is.
Can you tell me why it's [12,000 btu/h]called "a ton?" Funny concept but
accurate.

I'll take a SWAG after thinking about it, it is the amount of cooling a
ton (by weight) of ice produces when it melts?


It takes 288,000 BTU of heat to melt a ton of ice. If your icebox has
a heat load of 12,000 BTU per hour, you will need to have a ton of ice
delivered every 24 hours. 12,000 x 24 = 288,000

Gary R. Lloyd CMS
HVACR Troubleshooting Books/Software
https://www.merchantamerica.com/tmethod/