What is geothermal heat and how does it work?
In the winter, the geothermal system taps the earths warmth. As the liquid in the pipe circulates in the “loop”, it carries warmth (from the ground outside) to a geothermal unit inside your home. That unit literally takes the heat from the circulating liquid in the pipe and intensifies it using compression principles to the higher temperatures required to heat your home. Unlike fuel-burning heat systems that blow drafty air, a geothermal system provides a constant warm temperature throughout your home regardless of how cold the outside air may be. In the summer, the geothermal system cools comfortable. How does geothermal cooling work? One flip of a switch turns your geothermal heating system into a geothermal cooling system. The geothermal unit draws heat from your home and carries it, by way of the “loop” back into the earth. In fact, the geothermal unit operates on the same principle as your refrigerator but instead of putting the heat into your home, it puts it in the ground. A sma
