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title: "BTU per hour to Horsepowers — BTU/h to hp converter"
description: "1 BTU per hour = 0.000393 horsepowers. Convert BTU per hour to horsepowers with a full conversion table, the exact formula, and a calculator for any value."
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# BTU per hour to horsepowers

**1 BTU per hour in horsepowers: 1 BTU/h = 0.000393 hp**

hp = BTU/h × 0.000393014779

To convert BTU per hour to horsepowers, multiply by 0.000393014779. The table below gives the values people look up most often, and the converter works for any number.

## BTU per hour to horsepowers table

*Common BTU per hour values converted to horsepowers.*

| BTU per hour | Horsepowers |
| --- | --- |
| 1 BTU/h | 0.000393 |
| 2 BTU/h | 0.000786 |
| 3 BTU/h | 0.001179 |
| 4 BTU/h | 0.0015721 |
| 5 BTU/h | 0.0019651 |
| 10 BTU/h | 0.0039301 |
| 15 BTU/h | 0.0058952 |
| 20 BTU/h | 0.0078603 |
| 25 BTU/h | 0.0098254 |
| 30 BTU/h | 0.01179 |
| 40 BTU/h | 0.015721 |
| 50 BTU/h | 0.019651 |
| 75 BTU/h | 0.029476 |
| 100 BTU/h | 0.039301 |
| 250 BTU/h | 0.098254 |
| 500 BTU/h | 0.19651 |
| 1,000 BTU/h | 0.39301 |

## How the conversion works

The relationship is hp = BTU/h × 0.000393014779. Both units measure power, so the conversion is a fixed factor that never changes.

> Horsepower: Mechanical horsepower.

## Common questions

### How many horsepowers are in one BTU per hour?

One BTU per hour equals 0.000393 horsepowers. hp = BTU/h × 0.000393014779.

### How do you convert BTU per hour to horsepowers?

Use hp = BTU/h × 0.000393014779. So 10 BTU/h is 0.0039301 hp.

### How many BTU per hour are in one horsepower?

One horsepower equals 2,544.4336 BTU per hour, which is the reverse of the conversion above.

### Is there more than one kind of horsepower?

Mechanical horsepower.

## Related pages

- [Horsepowers to BTU per hour](https://atoneplace.net/convert/hp-to-btu-per-hour/)
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## Sources

- Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (https://www.nist.gov/pml/special-publication-811) [Public domain (US Government)]
- The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (https://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure)
- Calculated on this page — At One Place (/about/)