Payback on your Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) loop field is approximately 5 years because you have eliminated your natural gas bill for heating your home. As added value your A/C electric bill will be permanently reduced by 25%. Other benefits include:

• More Comfort: 10% more air flow, cleaner air, flexible zones
• Convenience: automatically switches between A/C and heat
• GSHP creates 4 times more energy than it uses
• GSHP life expectancy is 20-25 years vs. 8-10 years for HVAC
• GSHP is low maintenance and clean

• Eliminates the use of fossil fuels for your home heating
• No cost escalations as the geothermal ground loop is now your energy source and will last a lifetime
• No carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide produced. No noxious emissions
• No noisy and unsightly outdoor A/C & HP units
• Geothermal Cooling can provide 100% of your hot water needs.
• No Fossil Fuel furnace(s) required
• Increased resale value

ADVANTAGES FOR THE HOMEOWNER

1. MORE COMFORT

• Real comfort is yours as you can design true zone control in any configuration. You can call for AC in the kitchen and or bedroom while heating in the living room and bath. Water to water radiant floor heat in the lower/ground level, working in hybrid, with a GS heat pump in air conditioner mode for humidity control provides optimal comfort – economically.
• No winter cool spots as commonly experienced by air to air heat pump customers

2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS

• A geothermal system is up to four times as efficient as the most efficient conventional system. Because geothermal systems do not burn combustible fuel to make heat, they provide four units of energy for every one unit used to power the system.

3. GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM WARRANTIES

• Ground source heat exchanger systems which have been installed are still operational after 59 years of continuous operation. Standard Warranties on GSHP’s are 20-25 years. But some installers offer Lifetime Warranties.
• The pipe in your geothermal loop field is warranteed for 50 years.

4. LOW MAINTENANCE

• Geothermal systems are practically maintenance free. When installed properly, the buried loop will last for generations. And the other half of the operation–the unit’s fan, compressor and pump–is housed indoors, protected from the harsh weather conditions. Usually, periodic checks and filter changes are the only required maintenance.

5. ELIMINATES THE USE OF FOSSIL FUEL

• A geothermal system utilizes the energy from the sun, which is stored in the earth, to heat and cool homes and buildings. Typically, electric power is used only to operate the unit’s fan, compressor and pump. So, unlike conventional systems, geothermal systems do not burn fossil fuel to generate heat– they simply transfer heat to and from the earth.

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6. GEOTHERMAL CLOSED LOOP COMPARISON

VERTICAL LOOP

• 200 - 300 feet per ton
• 400 - 600 feet of pipe per ton


The vertical loop is the preferred loop when land space is limited or where rocky soil, or dry clay, conditions exist. Safest from drought induced dry soils and disruption from breach by other land activities.





HORIZONTAL LOOP

• 5 - 8 feet deep
• 800 – 1000’ of pipe per ton
• 200 – 330’ of trench per ton
• Slinky or Quad u-pipe


The Horizontal loop is the preferred configuration, when land space and soil conditions are adequate or breaching by other land activities are not a concern, as it is relatively inexpensive to install.






POND LOOP

• Minimum 8 feet deep
• 1/4 acre pond surface/5 tons
• 400-500 feet of pipe per ton


The pond loop is the least expensive to install when a pond of sufficient size and stable water level is available and preferred if breaching via animals, livestock, boat anchoring or other uses are not a concern.

 

 

7. NO OUTSIDE EQUIPMENT

• Outdoor personal space comfort is optimized. Your outdoor living space will be free of noisy fans and unsightly outdoor electro-mechanical devises to disturb you or compromise the safety of children.

8. FREE HOT WATER

• Save up to 70% on your hot water bill by using the GSHP desuperheater for free hot water while in air conditioning mode and preheated water while in heating mode.
  

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