What Is BTU? Choose Air Conditioner 9000BTU, 12000BTU

What Is BTU?

BTU is used to describe the capacity of cooling and heating systems such as air conditioners, fireplaces, ovens and ovens. But most often it is on air conditioning and is interpreted as BTU per hour (BTU / h).

The BTU of the air conditioner will tell you how much heat the air conditioner can remove from the room every hour. An increase in BTU means that power consumption, weight, size and cost of air conditioner will also increase.

Should Choose Air Conditioner 9000BTU, 12000BTU, 18000BTU or Higher to Suit the Room Space?

Choosing the right air conditioner is easy if you have the right information. The relevant information is the size of the room, and what that room will be used for. Often the choice of buying air conditioning in Vietnam is mostly used in the bedroom or living room, office, office.

To know exactly how much BTU the air conditioner you need for the room, you can refer to the information table below. This is the BTU of air conditioners corresponding to the room area (square meters), with the default 3m high ceilings and no heat generating equipment in the room.

Room area Recommended BTU Index ?15m2 (below 45m3) 9000BTU 15-20m2 (under 60m3) 12000BTU 20-30m2 (under 80m3) 18000BTU 30-40m2 (under 120m3) 24000BTU

If the room size is larger than the area on this table, there will usually be a dedicated air conditioner for them. Usually will be the type of ceiling air conditioner for office or air-conditioning cabinets. Usually for large area offices, cafes, halls.

If you choose an air conditioner with a BTU greater than the room size demand, it is unnecessary and increases the cost of buying an unnecessary air conditioner.

Conversely, if you choose the air conditioner with a capacity smaller than the room area. Your air conditioner will have to operate more continuously, causing more power consumption, affecting electricity.