The unit air-conditioning capacity is sold in: one ton is 12,000 BTU per hour of cooling. It has nothing to do with the weight of the equipment, which is the first thing every homeowner assumes. Sizing by tonnage alone is how oversized systems get installed, which is a comfort problem as well as an efficiency one.
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