Geothermal heat pumps for Sallisaw and Muskogee, Oklahoma area homes
Does a geothermal heat pump make sense for you? Watch our short to learn about geothermal heating and its benefits.
Geothermal heat pumps have been in use since the late 1940s. Geothermal heat pumps (GHPs) 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%-600%) on the coldest of winter nights, compared to 175%-250% for air-source heat pumps on cool days.
A few feet below the earth's surface the ground remains at a relatively constant temperature. Like a cave, this ground temperature is warmer than the air above it during the winter and cooler than the air in the summer. The GHP takes advantage of this by exchanging heat with the earth through a ground heat exchanger.
Even though the installation price of a geothermal system can be several times that of an air-source system of the same heating and cooling capacity, the additional costs are returned to you in energy savings in 5–10 years. System life is estimated at 25 years for the inside components and 50+ years for the ground loop.
Benefits of geothermal heat pump systems
- Use 25%–50% less electricity than conventional systems
- Reduce energy consumption up to 44% compared to air-source heat pumps and up to 72% compared to electric resistance heating
- Improved humidity control, heat pumps maintain 50% relative humidity
- Hardware requires less space than conventional HVAC systems
- Provide excellent "zone" space conditioning, allowing different parts of your home to be heated or cooled to different temperatures
- Relatively few moving parts, they are durable and highly reliable.
- Underground piping carries warranties of 25–50 years, and the heat pumps often last 20 years or more
- We are an authorized ClimateMaster Geothermal dealer and installer