Geothermal Heating & Air Conditioning
If you are looking for a great new way to keep your home cool in the summer and warm in the winter, you may want to look into geothermal heating and air conditioning. Many people are not familiar with the particulars and benefits of geothermal systems, but when you learn more about them, you may find that a geothermal home heating and cooling system is just the thing you are looking for.
Premier Indoor Comfort Systems has supplied many customers all over the Atlanta, GA area with these great home heating and AC systems. We take great pride in our work and strive to provide a thoroughly satisfactory customer experience throughout any project we take on. The geothermal systems we offer are all top of the line and our technicians have extensive experience installing, maintaining and repairing this type of equipment.
Would it surprise you to learn that there is an average of 50,000 geothermal heat pumps installed in the US every year? Geothermal heating and cooling is becoming a great option for many homeowners because it is renewable and affordable. While installing a geothermal heat pump system obviously costs more than installing an air source heat pump, you will save so much on your energy bills that difference is usually made up in five to ten years. Ground loop systems are also designed to last more than 50 years, making geothermal a sound investment.
What are Geothermal Systems?
Geothermal heating is so named because it is able to gather heat from the ground below and around your house and actually transfer it inside to keep you warm during the long winter months. What this actually means is that a geothermal system works much like a more traditional air source heat pump except that it gets its heat from the ground rather than the air.
This is done by circulating a fluid, usually a mixture of water and anti–freeze through a system of pipes installed in the ground below your house. This fluid is able to absorb heat from the ground and then return that heat to the compressor inside your house which then allows that heat to warm the air. Finally, the warmed air is circulated through the ducts of your home by an air handler or blower.
Once it has discharged the heat it was carrying, the fluid is then returned to the ground to pick up even more heat and start the process all over again. This is quite an effective way of heating your house in the winter, and what is even more remarkable is that a geothermal system can keep your house cool in the summer as well. To do this, the process is simply run in reverse, with heat being absorbed from your indoor air and then being transferred via the fluid to the ground below.
Benefits of a Geothermal System
Geothermal systems have several benefits over some other types of home heating and cooling systems. For instance, they are more efficient than air source heat pumps when the temperatures outside are lower because the ground is always warmer than the air. In fact, even if the ground around your house is frozen, a geothermal heat pump can extract heat because its pipes are generally installed at least three or four feet deep and well below the frost line.
While it is true that geothermal systems are a bit costly to install, they do not cost much to run once they are in place. You will certainly pay more to put in a geothermal system than you would a furnace or even an air source heat pump, but you will not have to pay the same monthly energy bills to keep it running. That being the case, geothermal home heating and cooling systems can actually save you quite a bit over time depending on the specifics of your circumstances.
Geothermal Installation, Maintenance and Repairs
If you live in the Metro Atlanta area, Premier Indoor is the place to come for geothermal home heating and cooling systems. We have extensive experience putting in these types of systems and we can help you to determine what exactly is the best option for you and your family. And once your new system is in place we’re only a phone call away if you want to schedule maintenance on your geothermal system, or you find it’s in need of any type of repair.
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