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Geothermal Heat Pump Basics From US Department of Energy

March 19, 2015|Uncategorized|

Geothermal heat pumps (GHPs), sometimes referred to as GeoExchange, earth-coupled, ground-source, or water-source heat pumps, have been in use since the late 1940s. They use the constant temperature of the earth as the exchange medium instead of the outside air temperature. This allows the system to reach fairly high efficiencies (300% to 600%) on the coldest winter nights, compared to 175% to 250% for air-source heat pumps on cool days.

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Geothermal or Ground Source Heat Pumps – So What…

March 19, 2015|Uncategorized|

Heat pumps move heat from one place to another – from outside to inside a home, for example. That’s why they’re called “heat pumps.” Geothermal heat pumps are similar to ordinary heat pumps, but instead of using heat found in outside air, they rely on the stable, even heat of the earth to provide heating, air conditioning and, in most cases, hot water.

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