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Conversion Ton to Btu per hour. The ton (ton of refrigeration) is a unit of power. This tool converts tons to btu per hour (ton to btu/h) and vice versa. 1 ton = 12000 btu per hour. The user must fill one of the two fields and the conversion will become automatically.
In air conditioning jargon, then, a ton of AC capacity is equal to 12,000 BTU/hr. There it is. If you're wondering how this term got institutionalized, it was probably the usual way. People in the industry start using it, and then the professional organizations make it official.t's a number that tells how much heat the air conditioner can remove from the house in an hour. (Let's ignore the issues of nominal vs. actual capacity and AHRI de-rating.) A 4 ton air conditioner is one that can remove 48,000 BTUs of heat per hour from the house.