| Cooling capacity | 36,000 BTU/hr |
| Thermal power | 10.55 kW |
| kcal per hour | 9,072 kcal/hr |
| Power draw (5★ ISEER 5.10) | 2,069 W · 9.0 A @230 V |
| Power draw (3★ ISEER 3.80) | 2,777 W |
See the room sizes this covers on the 3 ton AC room size page, or estimate the bill with the AC bill calculator.
A 3 ton air conditioner delivers 36,000 BTU/hr of cooling (10.55 kW thermal).
Electrical consumption depends on efficiency. A 3 ton 5-star inverter (ISEER 5.10) draws about 2,069 W; a 3-star unit draws roughly 2,777 W for the same cooling.
In US whole-home conditions, 3 tons covers roughly 1,440–2,000 sq ft depending on climate zone. As a single-room Indian split AC, it covers about 300–400 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 3.5T 4T 5T
Or skip the conversion and size the room directly with the AC tonnage calculator or BTU calculator.