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Geothermal heating
and cooling is the most advanced comfort system on the
market today. Gordon Air Conditioning and associates are
proud to offer the Premier WaterFurnace products.
"Does
installing a geothermal system add value to my home?"
According to
this article in the Appraisal Journal it does. Should
equate to an additional value of $10.365 if you can show
savings of $500 per year.
Contact us
for information on tax credits and Gulf Power Rebates!
WaterFurnace
geothermal heating and cooling relies on the earth's
naturally stored energy to move heat. In the summer, heat is
moved from your home into the earth. In the winter, heat is
moved from the earth into your home. There is not normally
an outside unit. This allows for more pleasing landscape.
All mechanically parts normally are in your home. A properly
installed WaterFurnace geothermal system normally live 25
years versus 12 years for the typical heating and cooling
systems available today. The doubled life span of the system
is one of the selling points to a geothermal heating and
cooling system.
Above we mentioned that the
WaterFurnace geothermal heating and cooling systems relies
on the earth's naturally stored energy to move heat. This is
done by the heat put off by the sun year round. The earth
absorbs the heat making the earth temperature a fairly
constant 69 degrees. The mechanical part of the geothermal
system makes up the temperature difference for temperature
you are wanting inside your home. All this is typically done
using polyethylene pipe. A GSC (geothermal service
contractor) normally drills vertically into the earth
approximately two hundred feet per ton, one hole per ton.
There are three main options to installing the earth loop;
vertical loop, horizontal loop and pond loop.
Cost is always a concern
for any renovation project or new construction. The savings
on less power consumption alone will payback in as little as
four years. There is also a payback on equipment replacement
cost since the average life span of a properly installed
WaterFurnace geothermal system is double the life span of a
typical system. Geothermal heating and cooling systems also
produce hot water as a bonus feature. It can produce as much
as 75% of your domestic hot water. There is also less
maintenance involved with a properly installed geothermal
heating and cooling system because there is no outside unit
making them less prone to failure during the scorching
summers. Since a geothermal heating and cooling system does
not rely on outside temperatures, there is no defrost
controls needed like a typical heat pump .
The advantages to a
WaterFurnace heating a cooling system properly installed by
Gordon Air Conditioning and Associates are:
- Low operational cost
- Free hot water
- Low humidity in the summer months
- Overall greater comfort
- Low maintenance
- Double life expectancy of equipment
- Quiet operation
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