| Cooling capacity | 42,000 BTU/hr |
| Thermal power | 12.31 kW |
| kcal per hour | 10,584 kcal/hr |
| Power draw (5★ ISEER 5.10) | 2,414 W · 10.5 A @230 V |
| Power draw (3★ ISEER 3.80) | 3,239 W |
See the room sizes this covers on the 3.5 ton AC room size page, or estimate the bill with the AC bill calculator.
A 3.5 ton air conditioner delivers 42,000 BTU/hr of cooling (12.31 kW thermal).
Electrical consumption depends on efficiency. A 3.5 ton 5-star inverter (ISEER 5.10) draws about 2,414 W; a 3-star unit draws roughly 3,239 W for the same cooling.
In US whole-home conditions, 3.5 tons covers roughly 1,680–2,333 sq ft depending on climate zone. As a single-room Indian split AC, it covers about 350–466 sq ft.
Converters: BTU → TONS TONS → BTU TONS → KW KW → TONS BTU → KW BTU → WATTS TONS → HP TONS → AMPS
BTU values: 5k 6k 8k 9k 10k 12k 14k 15k 18k 24k 30k 36k 42k 48k 60k
Tonnage values: 0.75T 1T 1.5T 2T 2.5T 3T 4T 5T
Or skip the conversion and size the room directly with the AC tonnage calculator or BTU calculator.