Can you save with a Geo-Thermal heat pump?
Bring in your house plans!!! Our computer programs allow us to do a heat loss-gain calculation on your home, enter competitive heating/cooling systems (air source heat pumps, propane, oil, gas, ect) and show you how much a geo-thermal heat pump can save per year on heating/cooling costs.
Recent calculations have shown savings of up to $1500. per year against $2.90/gal. propane and air, on only a 2000 square foot home!!! If a geo-thermal heat pump costs only $4000. more to install than a propane furnace and air, that is equivalent to an annual return on investment of a staggering 38%, tax free, every year, without the risk of the stock market!! If propane goes up, so will your savings!
Call us today for a free energy analysis, heat loss or gain calculation, quote, or to answer any questions on geo-thermal heat pumps!
ARE YOU BUILDING? GEO-THERMAL HEAT PUMPS CAN SAVE $1500. PER YEAR!!!
On new construction work where natural gas is not available, the choices for heating and cooling your home are electric resistance with air, an air source heat pump, L.P. gas or oil with air, or a geo-thermal Heat Pump. (Let's call them G.H.P.'s for short) Since we know the local costs of electricity, L.P. gas, fuel oil, ect, and since we know the Department of Energy efficiency ratings of different equipment, we can calculate comparative heating costs. LOOK AT A G.H.P. COMPARED TO ELECTRIC OR L.P. ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE!! While a G.H.P. initially costs about $4000. more than an L.P. furnace with air because of the ground loops, the annual return on investment is equivalent to a 20-40% per year, tax free mutual fund investment!! It is the most sound investment you can make, because you know you have to heat and cool every year, and you know that energy costs are only going to escalate, making your returns even greater!
G.H.P.'S are heating and cooling systems that use energy in the earth to heat with in the winter, and cool with in the summer. Because G.H.P.'s do not burn any fuel, they transfer stored energy from the ground to the house through earth loops filled with a water-antifreeze mix. Besides the obvious environmental and safety benefits of G.H.P.'s, annual heating and cooling costs can be dramatically reduced from traditional fossil fuel systems, with annual energy costs of up to 3.8 times cheaper. G.H.P.s are quiet, efficient, dependable, and when properly installed, can heat a home to zero degree outdoor temperature without even bringing in the electric resistance backup coils, because there is enough heat in 54 degree ground temperature to keep a house toasty warm. In the summer, the heat from your home is dumped into the same ground. You can see the tremendous advantage of using this stored, constant energy in the earth!!
Geo-thermal heat pumps (let's call them GHP'S) are heating and cooling units that use stored solar energy in the earth to heat with in winter and cool with in summer. GHP'S don't burn any fuel, in the winter they merely transfer stored solar energy from the ground to the home for heating, and from the home to the ground in summer for cooling through earth loops. Besides the obvious safety and environmental benefits of GHP'S, your annual heating and cooling costs can be drastically reduced from conventional fossil fuel systems (gas, oil , propane or wood) with fuel cost reductions in both heating and cooling of up to 3.8 times cheaper. In other words, assuming a GHP has a C.O.P. (a standardized efficiency rating) of 3.8, and $1.00 could purchase 10,000 btu's from an electric furnace, the same $1.00 could purchase 38,000 btu's from a GHP.
This is accomplished through a refrigeration cycle that uses electricity, and without getting too technical, refrigeration is merely a process of transferring heat from one area to another. Your refrigerator is cold on the inside and warm in the back because heat is removed from the food area and transferred to the rear grills, not because cold air is being injected into it. In winter, a GHP cycles a water-glycol mix through earth loops in the ground, and heat is transferred out of the earth, condensed, and delivered to your home through a conventional air duct system.
In summer , the GHP removes the heat from your home through the same air duct system, condenses some to heat your hot water, and dumps the rest of the heat through the same earth loops to the ground outside. If you have ever stood outdoors in summer near a conventional air conditioning condenser and felt the heat coming off it, that is the heat from the house being conducted or dumped outside. That heat is being blown away by outdoor air that might be 95 degrees or more; imagine how much more efficient it is to dump that heat into 52 degree ground! That may help you understand the efficiency of a GHP.
Again, because the heated or cooled air is delivered to your home through a conventional air duct system, many different comfort or environmental air quality issues can be addressed. Zoning options may be done so that the temperature of different levels or zones can be individually controlled . Programmable thermostats are said by the EPA to save 10% annually in energy costs. In addition, many different types of indoor air quality options may be added. These include electronic or high efficiency air filters, humidifiers, ultraviolet air purifiers or air to air exchangers, all becoming increasingly important in today's airtight homes.
GHP'S are quiet, extremely efficient, very dependable, and can save a typical homeowner well over $1000. a year in annual heating and cooling costs. They can be retrofitted to conventional heating systems, but generally applied in a new home. The horizontal earth loops are typically done during the excavation process, but vertical drilling can be done for those with small lots or where long ditches are not desirable.
To help determine how much a GHP can save you in energy costs, stop in with your house plans, or fax them at 740-635-5993 and we will enter the data into a computer which will calculate your anticipated heat loss/heat gain and compare various heating and cooling options based on availability and costs per unit (Gallon, Kilowatt, Cubic Foot, ETC...) We can then tell you if a GHP or a conventional furnace and air conditioner is best for you.
Our Service Department is prepared 24 hours a day to meet your emergency needs, and generous Warranties are provided on all of our installed products.
What may be the most positive aspect of a GHP to many customers is environmental responsibility. Relatively small amounts of electricity are used to utilize energy already in the earth, without depleting critical energy stores, and without contributing nearly as much to global warming and carbon dioxide emissions. The EPA and the U.S. Department of Energy are strong supporters of GHP's, and sponsor the geo-thermal Heat Pump Consortium at www.geoexchange.org. This website will also give more detailed and descriptive information than what has been given above.
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