Geothermal


How It Works

A Geothermal system provides reliable heating and cooling year after year, requiring little maintenance or attention from property owner / building managers. It works on a different principle than an ordinary furnace / air conditioning system. To create heat, furnaces must burn a fuel--typically natural gas, propane, or fuel oil.

With geothermal, it relies primarily on the Earth's natural thermal energy, a renewable resource, so there is no need to create heat, hence no need for chemical combustion. Instead, the earth's natural heat is tapped by employing a series of below ground pipes, called a loop, installed in the soil. A fluid circulating in the loop absorbs the earth's heat in winter and carries it to the building. The exchanger then concentrates the heat and releases it at a higher temperature inside the building.

In summer to cool your home the process is reversed, as excess heat is drawn from the building. The water from the ground is cooler than the summer air. The geothermal furnace takes heat from the air inside your home and transfers it to the cooler water. The water circulating through the pipes carries that heat down into the earth where it is absorbed by the earth.

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