How do you convert Kilowatts to BTU's or vice versa?
Question:I want to buy a new oil burner and I am familiar with BTU but not KW and all the burners have KW outputs.
Answers:
Try using this link, it will help you get the answer you are looking for:
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/technical/ch...
Btu/hour x 0.000293= KW
The website below will give many conversions.
k i lowatt-hour (kWh ) : the amount of energy equivalent to one kilowatt of power being used
for one hour; equal 3,413 Btu, or 860 kcal.
Sounds like multiply your KW's by 3413 to get total btu's
I find it interesting an oil burner is using electrical ratings!
It should be rated by btu's just like gas furnaces and burners.
Anyway, here is a little more from the page I find useful and I guess, answers my wandering why Kwh is used in heat rating:
w a t t : a small measure of power, usually electrical power or heat flow; equal to 3.143 Btu
per hour. One horsepower =746 watts.
Kilowatts is a measure of electrical power. BTU is a measurement of heat. In reference to oil systems, KW and BTU are not synonomous or equal in any case. There is some confusion there. For more info, try this website.
1kw is equal to 3.412 btu's
the information you need, should be on the data plate of the appliance.
10,000 btu/h = 2.93kw fact.
1 Kwh is equal to 3412 Btu
1000 Btu's equal 0.2930711 Kwh
(10000 Btu's equal 2.93071 Kwh
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