Geothermal Wells

(the following is a portion of the helpful information available at http://www.geothermalwells.net)

Geothermal heat pumps are designed to maintain constant indoor temperatures by using a recirculating water system. It sounds complex, but it’s really not.

A geothermal well can be a potable water well or mechanical water well drilled to supply water to a geothermal heating and cooling system for a home or business. A vertical water well system (standing column well) is more economical and effective over the long term for geothermal heating and cooling than a flat field or vertical system of polyethylene pipes containing chemicals (closed loop).

Using a water well for geothermal heating and cooling has not been shown to pollute or harm the water quality or aquifer. Many clients say their water quality has improved.

You might find your architect, construction engineer, or HVAC installer does not offer geothermal water wells as an HVAC solution. The reason could be that they do not know about them, do not know how to design them, or do not have experience installing them. While geothermal HVAC is not a new technology, it is not a technology in which all construction professionals are skilled and knowledgeable because of the overwhelming demand for fossil fuel based systems in the past. Take care to find good HVAC engineers and installers!

The Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium reports, “geothermal heating and cooling systems are the most energy-efficient, environmentally clean, and cost-effective space conditioning systems available according to the Environmental Protection Agency.” –Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium, 2008. Geoexchange Systems: Renewable and Ready. http://www.geoexchange.org.

Additional information is available at http://www.geothermalwells.net/