No matter where you live, the temperature and outdoor conditions vary on a daily basis. In Atlanta that means extreme heat in the summer and cool to frigid winters. Most people have not considered that 5 feet below the ground in Atlanta the temperature stays fairly constant all year.
As the suns energy (heat) hits the Earth's surface, the ground absorbs 47% of the energy and is able to maintain a higher rate of temperature consistency. A geothermal heat pump from Water Furnace is able to tap into this free energy by means of an earth or ground loop that is buried below the ground. The technology of extracting or absorbing heat from the earth by means of a geothermal heat pump is then used to heat and cool your home or your business.
Water Furnace geothermal heat pumps use the ground loop to extract heat from the earth during the heating cycle. This heat is then distributed throughout the house through a conventional ductwork system. This same heat energy can also be used to heat your domestic hot water or for a radiant floor system.
When a geothermal heat pump is in cooling mode, heat is extracted from the air inside your home and passed to the ground loop. As the ground loop circulates the water through the earth it is dissipated into the cool earth. This same heat that is being dissipated to the earth can also be used to preheat the water in your hot water tank.
If you would like more information or would like to schedule GeoSaves to come out and perform a site survey in the Atlanta area, contact GeoSaves, Inc.. Begin the process to a better way of heating and cooling your home the "Down to Earth Home Comfort" way.