Converting Watts to BTU's

http://www.unitconversion.org/power/...onversion.html

I found this web site with an online calculator.

By the calculations on this web site a 240 volt Ouellet (OCEH1250-OTH) produces 1250 watts. Converted to BTU's is 4265 and change. (1 watt = 3.412141633 BTU's).

Does this math check out all right?

Thanks that is what I meant BTU / HR

Your numbers work out with my first attempt.

I found another website describing the heat output of cable heat electric flooring with a 3" standard spacing to be 34 BTU'S per square foot.

http://www.warmyourfloor.com/warmwir...llation-1.aspx

Rather than trusting this site the cable heat kit I'm going to use is from Warm Tiles (DFT 2065 60-70 sq feet 3.3 Amps).

Can you covert Amps to Btu's per hour? Just found this thread (http://forum.onlineconversion.com/showthread.php?t=421) online...

"Btu is a unit of energy not power, not sure why you would need Btu values. Usually things like backup power supplies are rated in Watts or kilowatts.

But here is how you would do it.

Amps * Volts = Watts
Watts * hours = watthours
watthours * 3.41214148 = Btu

So you would need to know amps, volts (usually 120 or 240), and the number of hours."

With this math I get 3.3 Amps X 240 Volts = 792 Watts
792 Watts x 1 hour = 792 Watthour
792 Watthour x 3.41214148 = 2702 BTU

With the rate of 34 BTU's per square foot I get 2210 BTU's

Which one is right?

Thanks,

John Whipple

I find this application very useful (freeware) http://joshmadison.com/software/convert-for-windows/

Note, your input may not be 240, it could be more like 220, so I think Warmfloors is being conservative.

Cable heat electric flooring has significant heat loss into the ground so you'd need more power to get the same air temp. increase as a space heater.

http://www.warmtiles.com/ I have been using this one type of cable for all my jobs over the past 6 years. In all but two bathrooms we only used this cable to heat the floors.

We make sure the room is insulated properly and use spray foam under the floor where the bathroom is over an uninsulated room.

I have never had a heat complaint or felt cold in these rooms.

I received an email from Easy heat yesterday stating that they get 40 BTU's at the 3" spacing and 51 BTU's from the 3" 1 1/2" 3" spacing pattern.

Here is Andy's contact information so you can check your install, your specific kit (120v/240v etc.)

Andy Cowell
EGS / EasyHeat
Andy.Cowell@emerson.com
Phone: 860-653-1604
Fax: 860-653-4938

Every room has there own mechanics so an HVAC engineer should be consulted as to what BTU's you need from each room. Once armed with this information you can work out which cable will do the job. There are many good online calculation sites as well - I have yet to try one as my calculations where done for free by Bartle & Gibson here in Vancouver. i paid $75.00 for this service but was credited this back once I bought my boiler from them.