It is a fact and the Environmental Protection Agency has also stated that a Geothermal home with heat pumps can save at least 30 to 70 per cent on home heating costs and a 20 to 50 per cent on home cooling costs when compared to traditional heating and cooling systems. These geothermal systems are expensive, however if the homeowners invest on these systems now, they will be able to save a lot on the future maintenance and utility costs. They can decrease their utility bills to a large extent.
The distribution of the air is very mechanical. The air is heated in a furnace and is distributed from the furnace through the duct work into the rooms by registers. The furnaces use various fuel sources like natural gas, oil, electricity, propane, etc. The main advantages in this system are that the air is filtered and the air can be humidified as well as dehumidified. The radiant heating systems are the most natural and comfortable heating systems in a home.
These systems can be pot belly stoves or in floor hot water tubing. Through the process of radiation, heat is transferred directly from a hot surface to a cold surface. Radiant panels are used in the ceilings. Most of the geothermal homes have the water filled in the ground where in the pipers ferry the heat between the earth and the house. These pipes go into the vertical wells under the home. Pumps are used to cycle the water through the pipe loop to the heart of the system. These geothermal unist acts as furnaces as well as air conditioners.
