Picking the right home air conditioner is very easy with the right information. Before buying an air conditioner, find out how many BTUs you need.  This means think of the size of the room, and what the room will be used for. Matching Btu requirements to room size is very important when you buying an air conditioner system. This air conditioner sizing tutorial will explain you how to choose the right air conditioner size. Choosing an air conditioner size that is too small (low BTU rating) for the intended room will leave you feeling hot and flustered! And buying an air conditioner that is too big for the room can have its problems too. So the main question is what does BTU mean? Btu – British Thermal Unit (Btu) is the international measure of energy. A Btu is the amount of heat needed to raise 1 (one) pound of water by 1(one) degree Fahrenheit. In HVAC industry, Btu's measure the quantity of heat a conditioning unit can remove from a room per hours. One BTU per hour is equal to 0293 watts.

As the Btu rating increases, so does the weight, size and cost of the air conditioner. To calculate how many BTU’s you need you can use this table. The following tables are estimates based on average room conditions in a moderate climate. Exceptions are Kitchens – add 4,000 BTU cooling capacity to the recommended size. High Ceilings/Unusual Floor Plans – increase BTU by 10%. Warmer Climates – may require 10-20% additional BTUs per room over regular amount. BTU size too large: A conditioner that has a bigger BTU rating than the room size needs will cycle off too quickly. The unit will not remove the humidity from the air properly. Air Conditioner size too small: A conditioner that has a smaller BTU rating than the room requires will run continuously. The unit will not cool the room adequately. NorthCool home air conditioner systems are normally 9,000 – 24,000 Btu's. This BTU rating provides sifficient cooling capacity for any home, condo or loft.

If you have any questions please contact NorthCool's distributor near youThis is one of the most common questions we hear, and the best answer is, "it depends." Because there are so many variables involved in sizing an industrial HVAC and/or pressurization system, we need to get some information to assist you in your selection. Fill out the form below and fax it to us, or scan it and email it to us. From there, we can begin to better understand the individual needs of your application and find the perfect system for you. HVAC Load Study Request Form Unit size will vary based on not just the size of the interior space. In fact, in most industrial applications, the heat load is generated by the electrical equipment housed in the building. The second factor is generally location of the building. Finally, lighting and personnel can add to the heat load. Specific Systems has over four decades of experience helping our customers find solutions to their HVAC needs, and we look forward to helping you as well.

At Specific Systems, we take your safety seriously. That's why we go through the painstaking process of third-party certifications on our systems. ac unit for 600 sq ftIf you aren't seeing these logos from your HVAC vendor, are you certain that the system you are buying is safe?cost of car ac coil replacement Looking for our ISO 9001 Certificate?custom made air handling unit What does "Explosion Proof" mean? What size HVAC unit do I need? Do I need purge and pressurization? Which refrigerant do I need? Do you build fully custom HVAC? At Specific Systems, we manufacture HVAC specifically designed for the modular building industry. Our industrial systems can be used on any of the building/enclosure types below, and fit just as well on static structures as they do on modular buildings.

Let us help you get the correct HVAC system for application.The typical home owner would like the inside of their house to be around 72� on the inside in the winter. This is called the Winter Inside Design Temperature. However, because it is cold outside, heat travels through the building envelope, the walls, windows and ceilings to the outside. This heat is lost by conduction. Also, cold winter air leaks into the house and warm air leaks out. This is called infiltration. There is a continuous movement of heat from the inside to the outside, which is measured in units called BTUs (British Thermal Units). The speed of the movement of heat is called the Heat Loss and is measured in BTUH, which means BTUs per Hour. If it is 72� inside the house and 52� outside then the 20� temperature differential will cause a certain number of BTUs to leave the house each hour, let�s say that that number is 9,768 BTUH. The heat loss of this house at 52� is 9,768 BTUH. This means that your heating system needs to produce 9,768 BTUs each hour to keep the house at 72�, when it is 52� outside.

If it is even colder outside, then the house will lose more heat each hour, the heat loss will be higher. When selecting a heating system, at what outside temperature do you need to know the heat loss? Well, this of course depends on where you live, how cold your winters are. The temperature to use as an outside temperature is called the Winter Outside Design Temperature. This is the temperature, say 10� for instance, at which only 2 �% of the time is colder than 10�. The heat loss of the house when calculated with an outside temperature of the Winter Outside Design Temperature is called the Design Heat Loss. Because the heat loss at any temperature other than the design temperature is not really a relevant number, we usually just say Heat Loss, rather than Design Heat Loss. So, to recap, the Heat Loss of the house is the number of BTUs lost each hour when the house is at the Inside Design temperature inside and the outside is at the Winter Outside Design Temperature. Here is a summary of the factors affecting heat loss