[Greenbuilding] Geothermal a/c

[Ron Cascio]

Steve,

Yes, you are correct. But a great deal of folks refer to ground/water source heat pumps as geothermal units, as did Phil, so I stuck with it for his sake. Sorry for the confusion.

Ron
 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: natural building 
  To: Green Building 
  Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 4:31 PM
  Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Geothermal a/c


  Semantics perhaps, but I believe you are talking about 'Ground Source' or 'Water Source' or 'Air Source' heat pump systems.
  My understanding is that 'Geothermal' is a system that taps into underground heat sources such as steam or even volcanic heat sources...


  Cheers, Steve.


  Steve Satow


  www.naturalbuildingsite.net
  naturalbuilding at shaw.ca


  On 2011-07-22, at 1:22 PM, Ron Cascio wrote:


    Phil,

    We have a geo heat pump in our own house here on Maryland's coast, and as of the last few years use them exclusively in our projects. It's now 99 degrees with a heat index of 121. I just went up to our attic and it's 80*. The house is maintaining a very comfortable level of conditioning, and not burning a great deal of KWs.

    I'm sold, as are my clients.

    Ron


    ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Schawe" <schawe at aol.com>
    To: <greenbuilding at lists.bioenergylists.org>
    Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 9:10 AM
    Subject: [Greenbuilding] Geothermal a/c



      Another question:



      I'm designing a waterfront house on the the gulf coast, and considering a geothermal heat pump for a/c.

      Especially attractive with 30% tax credit. And no outside compressors degrading in salt-air.



      Anyone have experience with geothermal cooling in a hot/humid climate?

      I see them touted a lot in heating climates. Just curious if I should believe the hype.



      And yes, I've talked with suppliers about 'hot loops' and why they happen.



      Thanks for any insight!



      Phil Schawe

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