What is Geothermal Heating and Cooling?
No matter what climate you live in, the temperature throughout the year varies. For some climates that means blazing summers that cool to frigid winters. What many people don’t realize is that the temperature below ground (regardless of climate or season) stays fairly consistent all year.
The ground is able to maintain a higher rate of temperature consistency because it absorbs 47% of the suns energy (heat) as it hits the Earth’s surface. WaterFurnace geothermal systems are able to tap into this free energy with an earth loop. This technology is then used to provide your home or office with central heating and cooling.
Geothermal Heating
During the heating cycle, a WaterFurnace geothermal heat pump uses the earth loop to extract heat from the ground. As the system pulls heat from the loop it distributes it through a conventional duct system as warm air. The same heat energy can also be used for a radiant floor system or domestic hot water heating.
Geothermal Cooling
In the cooling mode, the heating process is reversed – creating cool, conditioned air throughout the home. Instead of extracting heat from the ground, heat is extracted from the air in your home and either moved back into the earth loop, or used to preheat the water in your hot water tank.
Geothermal vs. Geoexchange: what’s in a name?
Geothermal energy has been used to heat and air condition buildings for several decades, and during that time these geothermal systems have been called many different things. Some of the more popular variations include geo-thermal, geoexchange, ground-water, ground-water assisted, ground-water-source, water-to-water, and even our company name, water furnace heating and cooling.
Geothermal Design Services from Ray’s Heating & Air
Proper design is the foundation of any effective geothermal system. We have the knowledge and uses state-of-the-art tools to perform a comprehensive analysis for the design of every system we install. These services include:
- Loop Field Design
- Unit Sizing for Optimal Efficiency
- Air Flow calculations to ensure that each room has the proper amount of heating or cooling
- Load Calculations for proper sizing and installation
Benefits of Geothermal
WaterFurnace geothermal systems are among the most efficient, energy saving, environmentally conscience heat pumps you can purchase. They are a natural heat pump that will give you years of reliable, safe home comfort at a low cost.
Geothermal is our Specialty – but we do it all
Heating and air conditioning is our business. While we specialize in geothermal heat pumps, we provide sales and service of conventional heating and air conditioning systems. In addition, we offer emergency service, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Gas Furnaces
- Heat Pumps
- Electric Furnaces
- Air Conditioners
- Oil Furnaces
- Air Cleaners
- We Service Most Brands – schedule service
