Another Mini Split question.

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by bob deluke

BTU is the amount of heat required to raise the temp of one pound of water one degree F. Latent heat of fusion(hidden heat) is 144 btu/lb. The Brits determined It is the amount of heat required to melt one ton of ice in 24 hours. 144btu/lb.X2000lbs.=288000btu./24 hours=12,000btu’s or one ton of cooling. Heating just uses btu’s as a constant. Heating devices are rated in btu’s only.

Thanks for that.
I know it's not your fault, but that is the goofiest way of describing a capacity I have so far encountered.

[bleucamaro]

Go big with it. My experience with mini-splits is they are slow to heat/cool, and their best use is maintaining a temperature.

You can also add thermal rejecting film to your windows without darkening too much.