Benefits of Radiant Floor Heat

EVEN
Radiant floors distribute heat evenly to all corners of any given room with only a slight difference between floor and ceiling temperatures. This means that those vaulted ceilings won’t collect excessive heat in the upper areas of your home, nor will you have the traditional cold spots near windows or doors.

SILENT
No fans or blowers to interrupt the tranquil silence of your home.

COMFORTABLE
Surface temperatures close to 85 degrees match the temperature of human skin creating the ultimate in comfort. Kick off those slippers and enjoy walking with bare feet on warm tile or wood floors.

SAFE
No hot surfaces that could result in a burn to children or adults!

HEALTHY
Say “NO” to dust mites and other allergens that thrive in homes heated with “Scorched Air” heating systems. Radiant heat means no air movement or ductwork to pollute your home and family.

CONVENIENT
No interference with furniture placement. No periodic cleaning of distribution systems or filter replacements is necessary




Geothermal Advantages

Invest in Savings
Overall, geothermal technology offers the highest cooling EER’s (energy efficiency rating) and heating COP’s (coefficient of performance) available in the industry. With the installation of a geothermal unit, your monthly utility bills will be lowered dramatically, leaving more savings for you and your family, as many geothermal units operate with 400% efficiency. Why not spend your savings on more pleasurable pursuits? Take a vacation or redecorate the house. Maximum Comfort Geothermal heat pumps also provide higher comfort levels than traditional space conditioning equipment. By producing a lesser temperature air in a ducted system than a conventional furnace, it reduces short cycling while providing better air movement for filtration.

Environmentally Friendly
Endorsed by both the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE), geothermal technology is the most efficient and environmentally safe heating and cooling option available. Because it is lowest in CO2 emissions, geothermal technology provides a solution to global warming by primarily using the natural energy of the earth. In contrast, traditional space conditioning systems depend upon the exploitation and burning of fossil energy sources with the resultant greenhouse gas emissions.

Better Investment
Low life-cycle costs are provided by the low operating and maintenance costs of geothermal systems, even when the higher initial installations costs are considered. In new construction, monthly energy savings typically exceed the increased mortgage payments. Therefore, cash flow can be positive from the start. In retrofit systems, a buyer who purchases with cash usually realizes a return on investment well above certificate of deposit rates. And, with equipment life exceeding 20 years, a geothermal unit is a lasting investment. Many electric utilities, recognizing the dual benefits of high efficiency and low electric peak demand, provide incentives to purchase these systems.




Geothermal Benefits

Invest in your future

Geothermal heating and cooling systems, also known as GeoExchange systems, tap into the constant, moderate temperatures found a few feet below the surface of the earth, to offer the finest in home comfort conditioning.

“Geothermal ” means pertaining to the heat of the earth and it’s literally right there in your own back yard. The lot surrounding a suburban home or other building contains a vast reservoir of low-temperature thermal energy-typically 10 times the amount required over an entire heating season.

This resource is constantly resupplied by the sun and the surrounding earth Highly efficient geothermal systems use a small amount of energy to capture and move a large amount of free energy. In a typical home, 70% of the total energy bill comes from heating, cooling and hot water.
As a result, the greatest opportunity to reduce your energy costs is to improve the effiency of your heating and cooling and hot water system by utilizing this “down to earth” technology. And this energy source is free, renewable, clean and environmentally friendly.

A geothermal system captures this free energy from the earth by a series of pipes (an earth loop) buried in the ground. During the heat mode, a special fluid circulates through the pipe where heat energy is transferred from the ground (heat source) to the fluid and then to the geothermal unit located in the home, providing warm comfort to the structure. Inside the home, the heat can be distributed through either a conventional dust system or a hydronic radiant heat system.

To provide air conditioning, the process reverses. Heat is removed from the home and transferred to the loop fluid. As the warm fluid travels through the pipes in the earth, it cools. In the cooling mode, the earth serves as a “heat sink”, a place to deposit the heat removed from the home. In addition to earth loops, geothermal systems can also use a pond, lake or well water as the heat source or heat sink to provide heating and cooling comfort for the home. As a bonus, a geothermal unit can provide some or all of your hot water at higher efficiencies, offering additional energy savings. Using a simple connection to your hot water tank, the geothermal unit will deliver hot water to the tank during the heating and cooling modes.

In fact, the heat removed from your home during cooling is deposited into your water heater providing you with virtually free hot water. A geothermal system can easily be installed in most homes-new or old, large or small. With many sizes, configurations and options available, the system will be designed and installed to provide the homeowner with many years of reduced energy costs, enhanced comfort, safety and reliability-all from a technology that’s “ down to earth”.




Geothermal Applications

» Ducted Air Cooling and Heating
» Radiant Floor Heating
» Snow Melt Driveway Systems
» Pool and Spa Heating
» Domestic Hot Water Heating





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