Geothermal Information 

What is Geothermal?
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Geothermal is defined as an electrically powered system that taps the stored energy of the greatest solar collector in existence: the earth. These systems use the earth's relatively constant temperature to provide heating, cooling, and hot water for homes and commercial buildings. Fluid is circulated through plastic pipes buried beneath the earth's surface. During the winter, the fluid collects heat from the earth and carries it through the system and into the building. During the summer, the system reverses itself to cool the building by pulling heat from the building and carrying it through the system and placing it in the ground. These systems have no open flame, flammable fuel or potentially dangerous fuel storage tanks. There is also no external venting or air pollution. The Department of Energy (DOE) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have both endorsed ground source heat pump systems among the most energy efficient and environmentally friendly heating, cooling, and water heating systems available.

 

Geothermal heating is also considered 'Green', because you are using the earth's natural heat to warm your home or business, and it doesn't destroy earth-bound materials or pollute the environment in any way over its complete life.

 

Gentleman installing a heating unit

Why choose geothermal?

 

Geothermal Heat Pumps (GHP's) have been supplying homes and businesses with high efficiency heating and cooling for nearly 20 years.

 

If you're planning to build a new house, office building, or school, or replace your heating and cooling system, you may want to consider a geothermal heat pump (GHP) system. Geothermal heat pump systems are also

Carrier cooling and heating unit

known as GeoExchangeSM, ground-source, water-sourceheat pumps (as opposed to air-source heat pumps), earth-coupled heat pump, heat pump ground-source, or ground-coupled heat pump. Regardless of what you call them, energy-efficient geothermal heat pumps are available today for both residential and commercial building applications.

 

Did you know?  The average life span of a geothermal heat pump is 22 years.  That's a long time!

 

Geothermal heat pumps save money, reduce emissions, and are cost effective in replacing conventional heating and cooling technologies.

 

Geothermal heat pumps are similar to ordinary heat pumps, but use the ground instead of outside air to provide heating, air conditioning and, in most cases, hot water. Because they use the earth's natural heat, they are among the most efficient and comfortable heating and cooling technologies currently available.

 

Please consult with a tax professional for possible tax credits.

 

Contact us at Advanced Mechanical, Inc. today for more information on our HVAC Contractors services in Bismarck Mandan, North Dakota (Metro).

 

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