Boiler Terms from Alternate Heating Systems

	BOILER TERMS

BTU - British Thermal Unit. The amount of energy required to raise one pound of water one degree fahrenheit. 1,000 BTU = 1 lb of steam 150 BTU = 1 sq. ft. of hot water 34.5 lbs steam/hr = 1 boiler horsepower 1 boiler hp = 140 sq. ft. steam radiation 240 BTU = 1 sq. ft. of steam 34,500 BTU = 1 boiler horsepower 1 gallon of #2 oil = 140,000 BTU 1 cubic foot LP gas = 2,550 BTU 1 cubic foot natural gas = 1,000 BTU 1 KWH = 3,413 BTU 1 therm. natural gas = 100,000 BTU