BTU per hour to kilocalories per hour Converter

Enter the BTU per hour, then press Calculate. The kilocalories per hour stay hidden while you type.

Press Calculate after the entries are in.

What this power conversion is for

Use this page when a measurement is written in BTU per hour and the next step needs kilocalories per hour. The number stays blank until you press Calculate, so a half-typed entry is never mistaken for the answer.

The factor

Multiply by the factor: 1 BTU per hour = 0.2521644 kilocalories per hour.

A worked example

10 BTU per hour are 2.52164401 kilocalories per hour. Multiply the result by the reverse factor if you want the original number back.

How to check it

Write the factor down, do the multiply on paper, and compare it with the result card. If you change a sentence on this page, edit the HTML file and reload. The form and this note live in the same file.

The reverse conversion is kilocalories per hour to BTU per hour. A nearby pair in the same units is BTU per hour to horsepower. When the converted number is the input to a job, continue with the wattage.