HVAC sizing

HVAC Sizing Secrets: Why Choosing the Right Tonnage Matters Selecting the right HVAC tonnage shapes three things that matter every day: comfort, energy bills, and equipment life. Get the size right and the system maintains even temperatures and steady humidity while using only the power it needs. Treat sizing like a design decision, not an afterthought. In our experience, oversizing creates short ...

How Much Space Can a 12,000 BTU Air Conditioner Cool? A Quick Overview A 12,000 BTU air conditioner delivers about one ton of cooling capacity, roughly 3.5 kW. BTU per hour measures how much heat the unit can remove. We think of it like buckets of heat carried out of a room each hour. At 12,000 buckets, you are in the mid-size residential class, a common choice for a single large room or a compact ...

Why a 4 Ton AC Paired with a Gas Furnace Is Commonly the Right Choice in Raleigh Raleigh summers are hot and humid, winters are mostly mild with chilly nights, so a system must cool hard, remove moisture, and heat efficiently without overshooting. A common fit for many households is a traditional split system: a 4 ton central air conditioner, about 48,000 BTU per hour of cooling capacity, paired w ...

Understanding BTU: The Single Number That Shapes Your Comfort BTU, or British Thermal Unit, is the amount of energy needed to raise one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit. It is the core unit we use to size furnaces, air conditioners, and heat pumps. Think of BTU like the sizing on a pair of shoes: get it right and everything fits, go too small or too large and every step is uncomfortable. Th ...