How Geothermal Heating Works
Geothermal heating simply pumps heat from the earth into your home. A liquid is circulated through a large loop(s) in the ground called a “ground loop”. While that liquid is traveling through the pipe buried in the ground, it absorbs the heat from the surrounding ground.
That liquid then carries the heat to the heat pump, which acts similar to a refrigerator in taking that heat through a refrigerant cycle inside the heat pump and discharging it to your home heating distribution system (forced air or radiant floors).
How Geothermal Cooling Works
Geothermal cooling works the same as geothermal heating, except in reverse. Heat is taken out of the structure in the home, put into the circulating liquid inside the ground loop and absorbed into the cool earth. This “reversed” cycle is simple to switch a heat pump into using its “reversing switch”. When a ground source heat pump is in cooling mode it is functioning the same as a refrigerator, pulling heat out of the house, putting it through a refrigerant loop, and then expelling it out.
Wondering how you can afford the “up front” cost?
Holland Heating & Cooling has many financing programs to offer its customers which makes that new HVAC system affordable. In many cases, geothermal can save you money. Enough money that it can pay your financed amount for you, and potentially leave you money to spare! Contact us today to see how much you can save on your heating and cooling!
