geothermal

Efficiently eliminates the ugly, noisy traditional external unit, allowing you to enjoy your garden or patio in peace.

The EarthTap Geosystem powered by EarthLinked Technologies

The EarthTap Geosystem simply moves heat from the ground into the structure in the winter, and moves it back into the ground in the summer.
Because it uses and replaces the Earth’s natural heat, it is the most efficient and comfortable heating and cooling technology available.

Additional questions

Is the EarthTap GeoSystem™ powered by EarthLinked Technologies Energy Star compliant?
Absolutely!

Is the EarthTap GeoSystem™ powered by EarthLinked Technologies AHRI certified?
Yes. In accordance with performance certification Standard 870.

Does geothermal deliver the same or greater comfort as a furnace or an air source heat pump?
Greater comfort . . . absolutely. Their heat source is warmer that ambient air in the winter and cooler than ambient air in summer. Because of the warmth of the earth, EarthTap systems deliver greater warmth in the winter, without sudden blasts of heat like a furnace. In the summer, their longer run cycles and cooler evaporator coils deliver cooler air with greater dehumidification …thus greater comfort.

How much can it save? Each house is different but, the typical home will save from $600 to $1,200 per year.

How much maintenance will it require?
Because of its mechanical simplicity, the EarthTap GeoSystem™ powered by EarthLinked Technologies has the lowest maintenance costs of any system available.

Are incentives available if I install geothermal?
Yes. Depending on your location, developers are offering incentives for installing geothermal, certain utilities in Texas provide financial incentives, the State of Texas offers a property tax exemption, and federal tax incentives are available.

What is.......?

A geothermal loop?
The copper tubing that is typically exposed to the outside air in a traditional outdoor fan cooling system is placed in the ground to a depth of upto 100 feet. It replaces the well known outside condenser unit.

A heat pump?
It’s the same thing that keeps your refrigerator cold. It moves heat from inside the refrigerator to the outside.

A geothermal heat pump?
It is a heat pump with a reversing valve that allows heat to be moved to and from the ground depending on the season.

A desuperheater?
It is a heat exchanger designed to capture and store excess heat in your hot water tank. It works when the EarthTap GeoSystem™ powered by EarthLinked
is operating and provides about 70% of your hot water annually.

An energy recovery ventilator?
It is a tool for providing fresh air in a home without impacting the homes heating and cooling requirements.

“Geothermal heat pumps are similar to ordinary heat pumps, but use the ground instead of outside air to provide heating, air conditioning and, in most cases, hot water. Because they use the earth's natural heat, they are among the most efficient and comfortable heating and cooling technologies currently available.”

The Environmental Protection Agency

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) estimated that geothermal heat pumps can reduce energy consumption by up to 44% compared to air-source heat pumps and up to 72% compared to conventional electrical heating and air conditioning. For most areas of the U.S., geothermal heat pumps are the most energy efficient means of heating and cooling buildings
(USGAO, 1994).

The U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) estimated that over two-thirds of the nation’s electrical energy and greater than 40% of natural gas consumption is used inside buildings. In residential and commercial buildings, space heating and cooling and water heating consume greater than 40% of electrical power.

U.S. Department of Energy

“Geothermal Heat Pumps
The use of geothermal energy through ground-coupled heat pump technology has almost no impact on
the environment and has a beneficial effect in reducing the demand for electricity. Geothermal heat
pumps use the reservoir of constant temperature, shallow groundwater as the heat source during winter
heating and as the heat sink during summer cooling. Shallow groundwater is normally about 5°C above
the mean annual air temperature for any locality in the U.S. Because of this constant temperature, the
energy efficiency of geothermal heat pumps is about 30% better than that of air-coupled heat pumps and
50% better than electric-resistance heating. Depending on climate, advanced geothermal heat pump use
in the U.S. reduces energy consumption and, correspondingly, power plant emissions by 23 to 44%
compared to advanced air-coupled heat pumps, and by 63 to 72% compared to electric-resistance heating
and standard air conditioners.5 The need for electrical generation capacity at the central power station is
reduced by 2 to 5 kW for each residential installation and by about 20 kW for average commercial
installations. Thus, for each 1000 homes with geothermal heat pumps, the utility can avoid the
installation of 2 to 5 MW of generating capacity.”
Alternative Fuels and the Environment, ed. F. S. Sterret
Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1995.

Your home energy concerns are over.

We offer you the most efficient system available on the market today.

The EarthTap GeoSystem™ powered by EarthLinked Technologies is comprised of three major components:

1. A geothermal loop.

2. A heat pump, air handler and thermostat inside the home.

3. Ductwork to distribute the conditioned air through the home.

The only difference between the EarthTap GeoSystem™ and what you own today is number 1, the geothermal loop. Unless you use window units, you already have the other two

So, what you see inside the house is the same…a thermostat, vents, equipment closet…all the same.

The big change is outside the house. No noisy fan blowing hot air, no copper to be stolen, no fins to get bent from a hail storm. We put it all in the ground so you have peace and quiet.

And, if you choose, you can take advantage of the heat pump to provide 70% of your hot water for the same operating cost.

You have two options for water heating:

1. A desuperheater to capture waste heat and moves it to the water heater.

2.A full-demand water heater, where the EarthTap system powered by EarthLinked Technolgies supplies all of your hot water needs year-around.
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Diagonal loop system - example for existing construction
A retrofit system for an existing home can be installed in a matter of 2 to 3 days, by opening a small hole in the yard or driveway of just a few feet wide. A small portable drill rig will bore the holes into the ground, the loops will be placed , capped off and connected into a compressor that can be placed within the home. It would use the existing ducts of your current system. A similar approach can be used for a business environment in a parking lot or green area, where when finished, it is all out of sight.

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