When buying an AC in India the most important question that many consumers have in mind is how much ton AC should they buy and whether the AC will be sufficiently enough keep the room cool. If you ask this question to the salesman most probably they will try to sell you the maximum ton AC, which in fact will be more than required to cool the room.
So how does one calculate how much ton AC a room requires?
The answer is very simple. To find the ton AC required you should know the length, breadth and the height of the room. Once you have the figure (in feet) just multiply all of the three to get a total.
So the formula goes Total = Length (feet) x Breadth (feet) x Height (feet)
Now compare the total that you have arrived according to this chart.
| Total | Ton AC Required |
| Less than 729 | 0.75 |
| Between 729 and 810 | 0.75 |
| 900 | 0.75 to 1 |
| 1000 | 1 |
| 1089 | 1 |
| 1210 | 1 to 1.5 |
| 1296 | 1 to 1.5 |
| 1440 | 1.5 |
| 1690 | 1.5 |
| 1960 | 1.5 to 2 |
| 2250 | 2 |
There are several other factors that you also need to consider for effective AC cooling.
- The number of Windows in the room.
- Application that produce heat such as TV, Desktop etc.
- If the room gets too much sunlight.
Once you know the total you can easily find the Ton AC required for your room.
Hello Sir
My bed room size is 280 Sq ft
Request to recommend a suitable tonnage AC Unit
Hai sir my Bed Room is 10’×9’×9′ one window 6’×4′ no sun light iam in first floor 2 kids and 2 adults members in Room so which inverter A/C Required. Than”Q”
My Room size 225 sq. So suitable ac ton
Thanks for this AC Ton info
good article
Room area is 320 sq.ft. Height is 9ft. In 3rd.floor of a 4 storied building. Should I go for 2.2 ton Daikin.
Hello Sir.. My room size is 18 feet×11feet×13feet. With two iron Almarahs, 3 windows with size of 4feet×2feet and two doors. No sunlight is direct to my room and we have room in ground floor without any upper floors. And members in room are 2 Adult and one Kid. Kindly suggest me with which Invertor AC will be suitable?
Thank you