Your old air conditioner is still running just fine, cooling your house the way you like it, and the furnace does what you need it to do in winter. Your monthly electric bill is not the cheapest around, but it is not more than you are willing to pay. Everything seems to be working properly, so then, why should you upgrade to a geothermal heat pump? What is your incentive? Well, I’m glad you asked. […]

It is simple fact that geothermal heat pumps are far more energy efficient than just about any other kind of furnace or air conditioner on the market. Geothermal units do not require as much power to do what they do, which decreases a home’s carbon footprint, and they use environmentally friendly designs to have a minimal impact upon the ecosystem. It is clear that geothermal heat pumps are a very green choice, but a more […]

More and more every year, geothermal heat pumps are becoming the preferred energy-conscious air comfort choice for Americans. Geothermal units offer such cost savings and green benefits that compared to traditional air conditioner and furnace units it only makes good sense to transition to geothermal. With more and more people installing geothermal heat pumps, or becoming interested in doing so, the question very commonly arises: what will I need to install a geothermal system? Well, […]

Every year tens of thousands of Americans make the switch from traditional heating and cooling systems to energy-efficient geothermal heat pumps. In doing so they decrease their overall energy consumption, reduce their carbon footprint, maintain their air comfort standards, and, best of all, start saving money. In fact, most of them will save enough money on their monthly electric bill to pay back the installation cost of the geothermal heat pump in five to ten […]

There are a few different ways you could have your energy-efficient geothermal heat pump installed to provide year round heating and cooling to your home. The most used method is a closed loop installation utilizing either a vertical or horizontal technique in relation to how the heat circulating pipes are laid out. Which method is best for your home depends very much upon a number of variable conditions. Closed loop is the most common method […]

Installing a geothermal heat pump closed loop with horizontal or vertical configuration requires some digging in the ground around your house. The more earth the excavators have to move means the more you have to pay and the longer the whole process is going to take. Recently, some geothermal heat pump installers have hit upon an innovative way to decrease the surface area needed for installation and cut out the amount of digging they have […]

Today, more than ever, efficiency has become an enormous factor for consumer trying to choose a new heating and cooling system for their homes.  It is well-known to consumers and installers alike that geothermal heat pumps are much more efficient at heating and cooling than air source heat pumps and other traditional heating and cooling methods.  But just how much more efficient are they? The first step in understanding how much more efficient geothermal system […]