Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 12/06/07 00:54

Rik Wasmus wrote:
>
> Hehe, never heard of BTU's, here either calories, kWh's or even joules
> are more common.
>
> Actually, to me, especially as a self-employed worker (well, I own a
> company with tree other equals..), it sounds like +20%, as BTW in dutch
> normally would mean 'Belasting Toegevoegde Waarde' = VAT.

Rik,

BTU's (British Thermal Units) are a measure of the heating or cooling
power of furnaces or air conditioners, especially the latter. It's less
common in places other than the U.S. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_thermal_unit.

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