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How to Calculate BTUs of Air Conditioners with Free Application

The BTU Calculator calculates how many BTUs an air conditioner needs to have to efficiently cool a room in the house. In this way, the free application, available for Android phones, can help the user to choose the ideal air-conditioning and be more economical. The tool is available for download from the official Google Apps operating system store, Google Play.

In order to obtain the result, the platform considers the hours of sunshine in the room, the size in square meters (m²), the number of people that circulate in the environment and even the number of electronic devices existing in the place. Those interested can learn how to use the service in the following tutorial, prepared by TechTudo, and thus know what BTUs are needed to cool a room in your home. It is noteworthy that the application is not available for Apple's iPhone (iOS).

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BTU calculator shows the ideal power of an air conditioner for the room

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Step 1. Install the BTU Calculator on your cell phone through the. Open the application and select the "BTU Calculator" option. Then report the incidence of sunshine in the room that will receive the air conditioner and how many windows there are in the room. Then press "Continue";

The BTU Calculator takes into account the incidence of sun and the number of windows in the room

Step 2. On the next screen, enter the number of people who go to the environment and how many electronic devices there are. Select "Continue" to proceed. Then enter the size of the room in m² or determine the width, length and height manually. Finish in "Continue";

To perform BTU calculation, you must enter the size of the room in the BTU Calculator

Step 3. Look at the screen for the ideal amount of BTUs for this room. The app also shows the result in Kilowatt (kW), Horsepower (HP) and Refrigeration Ton (TR).