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We may not get brutal Alaskan winters here in North Central Indiana, but when temperatures are down in the 20s, you\u2019ll need to have a dependable and powerful heating system to keep your home livable. A gas furnace is a reliable standby for home heating, but boilers are also common and can deliver a similar amount of heating power.<\/p>\n
What about a geothermal system? If you\u2019ve considered the installation of a geothermal heat pump for your home, are you holding back because you aren\u2019t certain if the heat from a geothermal system will be enough for winter comfort? It\u2019s a logical question to ask, and you\u2019ve come to the right people for answers. We\u2019re local experts in geothermal HVAC in Warsaw, IN<\/a>. In fact, we were one of the first contractors in the area to offer geothermal services to homes. We have the experience with geothermal heat pumps to answer any concerns you may have\u2014and then help you with installation if you decide to geothermal is the best way forward.<\/p>\n The first thing to understand about geothermal heat pumps is right in the name: these are types of heat pumps. A heat pump is a refrigerant-based HVAC system that pumps heat from one location to another. A heat pump in cooling mode removes heat from inside a house (this is essentially how a standard AC works). In heating mode, the process reverses and heat is brought into the house.<\/p>\n But right there is the tricky contradiction of the standard heat pump: it must draw heat from outside when in heating mode, but it will only work in heating mode when it\u2019s cold outside. Where does it get the heat?<\/p>\n There is always some thermal energy in the air, no matter how cold. But a heat pump must work harder to extract enough heat from outside when the temperature is extremely chilly. This can make a standard heat pump inefficient in climates where the weather routinely dips below freezing.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s where the geothermal difference comes in. A standard heat pump uses the outside air to extract heat, which is why they\u2019re called air-source<\/em> heat pumps. But a geothermal heat pump uses the heat in the ground, i.e. a ground-source<\/em> heat pump. The temperature in the ground where the heat pump\u2019s refrigerant loops are buried remains far above freezing all the time, no matter how cold the weather is. This makes geothermal heat pumps the<\/em> most dependable type of heat pump when it comes to providing steady warmth.<\/p>\n The answer is, yes, a heat pump can take care of the heat for a house in an Indiana winter. That\u2019s only a general answer since all homes are different. Not all are suited for geothermal installation. Before you make a choice about a geothermal heat pump for your year-round comfort, make sure you talk to our experts. We\u2019re dedicated to this technology and we keep up to date with the latest developments. We can provide you with the informed opinions and facts you need to make the right decision about your home comfort.<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve considered installing a geothermal heat pump, are you holding back because you aren\u2019t certain if the system will be enough for winter comfort? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[130,109,131,94],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/723"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=723"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/723\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":728,"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/723\/revisions\/728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The Heating Question With Geothermal<\/h2>\n
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