I have been I the HVAC industry my whole life and have installed several Geothermal systems. They have a COP of 5 meaning they are 5 times more efficient than electric baseboard. Put simply you would pay .20 cents for the same heat that baseboard would give you for $1.00. Here’s the advice I would give to anyone building a new home, put your money in a better insulated building envelope and better doors and windows. Then consider several mini slits that have a COP of 4 but are at a fraction of the installed cost of geothermal. I say this but in my own home I installed geothermal and while I think it’s great I have the advantage of doing all the work myself, for those who have to contract it out it’s simply not cost effective. Consider this a well built home may reduce your heating and cooling requirements by 80% or more and when combined with mini splits would use less energy than a more conventional home with geothermal. Put your money where it brings the greatest return on you investment.
@myboyscontracting748
11 ай бұрын
Very insightful, Paul! Thanks for sharing.
@andreycham4797
11 ай бұрын
If their numbers correct it is just a tax loophole to make rich more comfortable for not paying fare share of taxes
@mjoelnir1899
8 ай бұрын
Stop using the word geothermal, when you mean ground based. Geothermal means tapping the heat radiating from the earth core. Apart from a few places, where geothermal heat reaches the surface or is near the surface, you have to go deep to use it. I know that geothermal sounds sexy and makes for more clicks. But what you are hear talking about is not geothermal.
@myboyscontracting748
8 ай бұрын
Thank you for pointing out the distinction between geothermal and ground-based heat sources. It's a crucial clarification, and we appreciate your insight. Could you please share more about the different applications or benefits of using actual geothermal energy compared to ground-based systems? Your expertise on this topic would be greatly valuable to our discussion!
@mjoelnir1899
8 ай бұрын
@@myboyscontracting748 Geothermal gives you heat. You can use it directly to heat a home, if it is above 50°C. Above 100°C you can use it for producing electricity by using a binary cycle system. When you get near or above 200°C you can run a flash steam power plant. With both the binary cycle and flash steam, you can use the waste heat for heating homes. Geothermal heating is typically set up as district heating, as you drill deep. At least 400 m up to several km. Con: Very high investment Pro: 24/7/365 usage. Mostly no additional energy cost. (if you use it only for heating, you need electricity for the pumps).
@wheelie642
Жыл бұрын
My idea is to save on air conditioning costs first and foremost. If it were up to me I would not back fill all the soil back into the pit where to coils lay. I would only put back a few inches. Then I would fill the pit with snow during the winter every year…. Perhaps even cover it with a tarp but not necessary. Big snow piles last for month’s especially when in a pit. A person could even use an old swimming pool. Lay in coils then add snow. The pool could be in ground or above ground for a hillbilly cooling unit. LOL
@myboyscontracting748
Жыл бұрын
This has to be the best comment we’ve ever had. In theory - this sounds like it could work. We’ll have to just see if the town will approve 😂
@andreycham4797
11 ай бұрын
If you have a lot of snow in your area your heating season could be around 7 months a year in other 5 months you do not need AC too much just around 2 months , so try to think how to save on heating
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