Ground Source Heat Pumps
What is a heat pump? A heat pump is a mechanical device used for heating and cooling which operates on the principle that heat can be pumped from a cooler temperature to a warmer temperature (cold to hot). You have heat pumps in your home already: your refrigerator and your air conditioner are two common examples.
Air source heat pumps use the outside air as a medium for energy transfer. If you have a condensing unit in your yard, then your air conditioner is an air source heat pump. The problem is that as it gets hotter outside, your air conditioner becomes less efficient. Ground source heat pumps, also known as geothermal heat pumps, use the constant temperature of the ground as a medium for heat exchange. The result is that these systems are inherently more efficient and are unaffected by the outside air temperature.
In our Texas climate, air conditioning is usually the number one building energy load. Our ground source heat pump can save anywhere from 30% to 75% on your air conditioning energy bill depending on how old of a system you are replacing.
Ground source heat pumps require the drilling of vertical wells into the ground. Water piping is laid into the wells and then they are backfilled. When the work is complete, there will be no unsightly protrusions and there is no need for that loud and bulky outdoor condensing unit that you may be used to on your current AC system.
The upfront cost of a geothermal heat pump is more than an air source heat pump, but the system pays for itself in energy savings and longer expected lifetime. We have partnered with ClimateMaster to provide a variety of system sizes to meet your heating and cooling requirements.
