Geothermal Heat Pumps

Geothermal heat pumps work through a series of plastic polyethylene (PE) pipe buried in the yard, known as the ground loop heat exchanger. This connects to a highly efficient watersource heat pump unit located inside your home.

Geothermal systems offer homeowners distinct advantages:

• Efficient heating and cooling
• "Desuperheater" heat exchangers for free hot water
• Vertical or horizontal ground coils

Geothermal heat pumps offer the most efficient heating and cooling systems available. They are the only heating and cooling systems that take from nature only what is needed, depleting little. They borrow stored solar heat from the Earth, giving it back as the seasons change. This technology helps save the environment while it saves you money.

In addition, geothermal systems are much quieter than conventional equipment because there is no noisy outdoor equipment to maintain. And you’ll enjoy maximum comfort as the geothermal system provides warmer conditioned air in the winter, virtually eliminating hot and cold spots throughout your home.

Conserve Natural Resources
Because geothermal systems use the Earth as a renewable heat sink and heat source, system owners help conserve natural resources. The U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency rate geothermal heat pumps as the most efficient, environmentally friendly heating and cooling systems available for today's residential and commercial buildings.

To learn more about geothermal heat pumps, visit these Web sites:

• Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium, www.geoexchange.org
• International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, www.igshpa.okstate.edu