BTU Calculator
Sizing & LoadRoom-by-room heating and cooling load in BTU/h from area, climate zone and envelope.
BTU/h · Manual J
Every calculator runs in your browser, prints cleanly and asks for nothing. Grouped by the part of the system they measure.
5 tools · 4 guides
Manual J load, BTU/h, tonnage, duct sizing and static pressure — the numbers that decide what equipment goes in.
Room-by-room heating and cooling load in BTU/h from area, climate zone and envelope.
BTU/h · Manual J
Tonnage for a whole house, with the oversizing check most rules of thumb skip.
tons · sq ft
Round and rectangular duct sizes from CFM and friction rate, with equivalent diameter.
CFM · in. w.c./100 ft
A room-by-room worksheet that follows the ACCA Manual J method, printable.
BTU/h · room by room
Total external static pressure from supply and return readings, against the rated maximum.
in. w.c. · TESP
3 tools · 5 guides
Furnaces, heat pumps and the efficiency ratings that price them — AFUE, HSPF2 and the cold-climate question.
Input BTU/h and output capacity from load, climate zone and AFUE.
BTU/h · AFUE
Capacity at design temperature, balance point and the supplemental-heat gap.
BTU/h · balance point
Annual heating cost from AFUE, fuel price and load — gas against electric.
$/yr · AFUE
3 tools · 5 guides
Air conditioners, mini splits, refrigerant and SEER2 — the cool side of the manifold.
Annual cooling cost and payback when you move from one SEER2 rating to another.
SEER2 · $/yr
BTU/h per zone and how many heads a house actually needs.
BTU/h · zones
Target superheat and subcooling from pressures and temperatures, with the charge verdict.
°F · psig
4 tools · 5 guides
Replacement cost, maintenance, filters and the credits that move the price — what the job costs and what keeps it running.
Installed cost band by system type, tonnage and region, with the line items.
$ · installed
Nominal against actual filter dimensions, searchable, with the common sizes.
in. nominal
A printable spring and fall checklist with the readings a tech should record.
spring · fall
MERV 1–16 against particle size, pressure drop and what each rating catches.
MERV 1–16