subject: Geothermal Air-con And Heating Systems At Work [print this page] How does the idea of saving from 30% to 70% on your bills for heating your home and from 20% to 50% on the cost of cooling it to a comfortable temperature sound to you? IS it too good to be true? With geothermal air conditioning and heating, your savings will quickly pay off the initial installation costs of a geothermal system in a short time, and then save you money forevermore.
Geothermal air conditioning and heating systems work by relying upon the thermal energy which originates with Mother Earth. These systems do require a small amount of electrical energy in order to concentrate and then circulate the cool and hot air throughout your home.
However, because of the low overall costs of operation, these amounts are negligible compared to conventional cooling and heating systems. And, one of the main benefits of geothermal cooling and heating systems include providing hot water inexpensively by replacing the traditional water heater. Because of geothermal air conditioning and heating systems' amazingly efficient use of energy, not only do cooling and heating costs stay low, but also damage to the environment is minimized.
Geothermal systems operate on elements which are totally different from traditional air con or heating furnaces. Vs using electricity of burning gas or oil as the major energy source, geothermal systems use water drawn from the Earth Mother. To heat a home, water is pumped thru a sequence of looped pipes which are placed underneath the ground or underwater in a close-by lake or pool.
Then the temperature of the water which is already heated from the earth naturally is increased with compressors and heat exchangers and released into the house, where it is distributed to each room via duct fans. In the summertime the procedure is reversed in order to provide cooler temperatures inside the house. Heat is drawn from the house and expelled through the system of looped pipes, so that the hot air is absorbed into the ground, lake or pond water. Hot air is extracted rather than cold air being brought in, in much the same fashion as a refrigerator.
Geothermal cooling and heating is quickly becoming the preferred method for cooling and heating homes, recommended by the Federal Dept. of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, and many individual state energy commissions. However, homeowners who are considering taking advantage of geothermal cooling and heating systems should not try to install it for themselves. Only trained professionals who have been certified in the accepted procedures which have been established by the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute are capable of installing geothermal systems correctly.
These professionals are known by the seal of the ARI which is joined to all the clobber recommended by the Institute. Now you have learned a little bit about what geothermal air-con and heating systems are and how they work, why not check them out? You could just find yourself saving money with a leading edge technology which can help save the environment at the very same time.
