How Do You Calculate For Electric Baseboard Heat Requirements?
Heating for your home can be done by using gas or electricity to provide heat. If you are not able to use gas, another option is to use electric baseboard heaters. However, you will need to determine the size of heater that will be needed for the room. This is easily done by taking a few measurements of the room and then using basic math to calculate the results. Measure the width and length of the room with the tape measure. Make a note on a piece of paper. Multiply the length by the width to determine the square footage of the room. Do this by hand or use a calculator. Multiply the square footage of the room by 6.5. The result is the amount of wattage that you will need for the room. Multiply the wattage by 3.1421 to determine the BTU rate per hour. Repeat this process for each room in your home that you want to install a baseboard heater. Find a baseboard heater that matches the total wattage and BTU rate for each room.
