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because 1 ton is the amount of heat that could melt 1 ton of ice(2000lb) in 24 hours ex. it takes 144 btu of heat energy to mellt 1lb of ice at 32F.

144btu/lb x 2000lb = 288000 btu < thats how many btus it takes to melt 1 ton of ice in 24 hours

if an a/c has a 1 ton capacity it will remove 288000 btu/24hr or 12000btu/h

im in a/c school right now i learned this stuff a lil while ago

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