{"id":2417,"date":"2022-02-16T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2022-10-26T16:53:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T20:53:13","slug":"what-is-a-btu-and-why-is-it-important%ef%bf%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hhhovey.com\/blog\/what-is-a-btu-and-why-is-it-important%ef%bf%bc","title":{"rendered":"What Is a BTU and Why is it Important?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hhhovey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/blog-2-web.png\" alt=\"BTU HVAC\" class=\"wp-image-2418\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you in the market for a new <a href=\"\/air-conditioning\/air-conditioning-installation\">HVAC system<\/a>? If you\u2019ve done any shopping at all, you\u2019ve probably encountered the BTU that could have you scratching your head. Here\u2019s a quick guide to what it is and why it\u2019s important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is a BTU?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BTU stands for British Thermal Unit. It originates in 19<sup>th<\/sup> century England where it measured the amount of heat required to increase the temperature of one pound of water by one degree. This might seem random and irrelevant to heating your home, but it was significant in the days of steam heat and the use of steam engines. Its prominence in the measurement of thermal heat and measuring heat energy is why it\u2019s still in use today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why is a BTU Important?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BTUs help determine the proper air conditioner size for any given space. The BTU helps measure how much warm air an AC unit can remove from the air in a room every hour. The higher the BTU, the more quickly an air conditioning unit can cool a room. 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