British Thermal Unit (IT) per Hour (Btu/h)
BTU per hour (IT) measures thermal power — one BTU of heat energy delivered each hour, about 0.293 watts.
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Convert british thermal unit (it) per hour to watt instantly. Type in either field — results update live.
Selected Btu/h values converted to W using the exact factor from this tool.
| Btu/h | W |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0.0029307107 |
| 0.1 | 0.029307107 |
| 1 | 0.2930710702 |
| 2 | 0.5861421404 |
| 3 | 0.8792132106 |
| 5 | 1.465355351 |
| 10 | 2.930710702 |
| 20 | 5.861421404 |
| 50 | 14.65355351 |
| 100 | 29.30710702 |
| 1,000 | 293.0710702 |
Exact conversion factors in both directions, plus a worked example.
1 Btu/h = 0.2930710702 W
1 W = 3.4121416328 Btu/h
To convert british thermal unit (it) per hour to watt, multiply by 0.2930710702.
To convert watt to british thermal unit (it) per hour, multiply by 3.4121416328.
Example: convert 10 Btu/h to W
10 × 0.2930710702 = 2.930710702 W
Short background on the units used in this conversion.
BTU per hour (IT) measures thermal power — one BTU of heat energy delivered each hour, about 0.293 watts.
BTU/h sizes US air conditioners, furnaces, and water heaters alongside ton-of-refrigeration ratings.
The watt is the SI unit of power — one joule of energy transferred per second.
Watts rate light bulbs, appliance nameplates, solar panels, and electrical device consumption.
W = Btu/h × 0.2930710702Btu/h = W × 3.4121416328, using the same exact factors as this converter.Jump to any power conversion starting from british thermal unit (it) per hour — including the reverse direction and every other unit in our dataset.