Thermal Heating

We provide thermal heating for Beverly MA, Gloucester MA, Ipswich MA, Manchester MA, Hamilton MA, Topsfield MA, Boxford MA, Wenham MA, and Essex MA.

Geothermal Overview

Thermal heating and Geothermal HVAC have been around for a long time. Unfortunately there has been little promotion of the concept in the past. Builders of new houses and HVAC professionals tended to stay away from this type of heating and cooling. Why? That is a good question. Possibly it is the cost of installation. It is not a secret that a Geothermal HVAC system will cost more to install. It is not because using thermal heating or Geothermal HVAC to heat and cool your home is not good. To the contrary. With a Geothermal HVAC system you will use less energy. There are no gas emissions to destroy the atmosphere. There is no worry about carbon monoxide poisoning. There are more benefits to these types of thermal heating systems. Over time, the system will pay for itself. Year after year you will enjoy savings due to this system. Especially as the price of gas (Natural and Propane) goes up.

A better understanding of Geothermal HVAC
In a nutshell, Geothermal HVAC takes the heat out of the earth in the winter, heat mode, and puts the heat in the earth in summer during cooling mode. We are not going to get into a lesson on Geothermal HVAC here, but there are some basics that you should know. The ground loop for Geothermal HVAC can be in many forms. Your loop can be a vertical loop, horizontally loop, slinky or a pond or lake loop.

The ground loop of a Geothermal HVAC system acts as the fins on an air conditioner compressor. As the solution is circulated through the loop during the winter heat is transferred from the earth to the solution. During the summer, heat is transferred to the earth from the solution. Depending on the system, in the winter heat from the ground loop is then transferred in the Heat Pump from the ground loop solution to a freon loop. This freon is then sent to the Air Handler which then transfers the heat or cold to the air. During the summer, the process is the opposite. The heat from the freon in the Air Handler is transferred to the ground loop solution.

Residential Thermal Heating and Geothermal Systems
The earth absorbs almost 50% of all solar energy and remains a nearly constant temperature of 50°F to 70°F depending on geographic location. Working with an underground loop system , a geothermal unit utilizes this constant temperature to exchange energy between your home and the earth as needed for heating and cooling.

In winter, water circulating inside a sealed loop absorbs heat from the earth and carries it to the unit . Here it is compressed to a higher temperature and sent as warm air to your indoor system for distribution throughout your home.

In the summer, the system reverses and expels heat from your home to the cooler earth via the loop system. This heat exchange process is not only natural, but is a truly ingenious and highly efficient way to create a comfortable climate in your home.

Environmental Benefits of Geothermal
Installing a thermal heating or geothermal system in a typical home is the environmental equivalent of planting 750 trees - or taking two cars off the road. That's because geothermal systems don't burn fossil fuels, and they don't emit carbon dioxide, which has been associated with the greenhouse effect and global warming.

The Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium says current geothermal systems save more than 14 million barrels of crude oil every year. And because the only energy needed to run geothermal systems is a small amount of electricity, they reduce the need for new coal-powered electric power plants. Result? Cleaner air and less acid rain.

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