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Some information taken from the Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium.
Homeowners in virtually every region of the United States are enjoying a high level of comfort and significantly reducing
their energy use today with geoexchange (geothermal) heating and cooling. This marvelous technology relies primarily
on the Earth,s natural thermal energy, a renewable source to heat or cool a building. It is comfortable in the extremest
of weather both in the winter or summer and extremely inexpensive saving upwards to 70% on utility bills.
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HOW IT WORKS........GeoExchange technology harnesses
the renewable thermal energy stored just below the surface of the earth or in large bodies of water for heating,
cooling, domestic hot water and dehumidification. The system exchanges the earth's natural heating and cooling properties
between a building and the ground. This transfer of energy, not combustion, is the source of performance and environmental
superiority as GeoExchange systems employ a small amount of electrical energy to capture, move and concentrate a large amount
of free energy provided by the earth.
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THE EI ESSENTIALS:
The Geofinity geoexchange system consists of three integrated components: an earth loop system,
a heat pump and a distribution system.
The earth loop provides the infrastructure for accessing and continually exchanging
thermal energy between the earth and the building. The earth loop is a circuit of continuous underground or submerged
high density plastic piping installed in various configurations contingent upon site characteristics. An environmentally
friendly fluid circulates through the loop and transfers energy depending upon the conditioning mode.
In heating mode, the circulating
fluid absorbs the earth's natural heat energy and carries it to the EI Elemental. The EI Elemental then uses electrically-driven
compressors and heat exchangers in a vapour compression cycle to concentrate the earth's natural thermal energy to a usable
temperature and transfer it through a distribution system to all parts of the building, providing comfortable and uniform
heating.
In cooling mode, the process
is reversed: excess heat is drawn from the building, transferred through the system, and returned to the earth. The
result is cool, dry air.
Open loop systems operate on
the same principal as closed loop systems and can be installed where adequate water supply is available and open discharge
is feasible.
*According to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency & Natural Resources Canada
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