Geothermal HVAC Planned Replacement

Geothermal systems are great for replacement or retrofit applications. Most units are easy to install, particularly when they replace another forced-air system. They can be installed in areas unsuitable for fossil fuel furnaces because there is no combustion, thus no need to vent exhaust gases. Ductwork must be installed in homes that don't have an existing air distribution system. Another popular way to use geothermal technology is with in-floor radiant heating, in which hot water circulates through pipes under the floor to heat the room. Some companies offer tongue and groove subfloors that include the radiant floor piping in them for retrofit applications. G products are one of the most efficient, energy-saving, environmentally-friendly purchases you can make.

Growing Consumer Use Makes Geothermal Heating/Cooling a Hot Topic

Despite an uncertain economy, geothermal heat pump adoption is increasing in the United States. Over 1,000,000 geothermal (or ground-source) heat pumps are used in U.S. residential, commercial and government buildings. And each year, U.S. homeowners install approximately 50,000 more geothermal heat pumps. American homeowners are clearly warming up to the fact that green geothermal energy is available anywhere in the United States - literally in their own back yard, thanks to ground water heat pumps. [Find out more about geothermal heat pump shipments by U.S. region.]

The big news: compared with other sources of energy, geothermal energy is only beginning to reach its potential - even though the history of geothermal energy in the U.S. dates back more than 10,000 years and first geothermal ground-source heat pump was installed in 1945.