How Do I Decide Whether Geothermal Heating and Cooling Is Right for My Columbus Home?

You might well ask someone who still doesn’t know about geothermal heating and cooling if they’ve been living underground for the last 50 years or so. Of course, that person would probably miss the irony of your question, since the source of geothermal heating and cooling lies underground.

These days, though, most Columbus homeowners have heard at least something about the perks of a geothermal HVAC system. More of them are mulling one over, too – either as a replacement or upgrade to their current system or as the system they install in that new home they’ll soon have under construction.

Thinking about going geothermal yourself? Well, the benefits certainly are appealing:

• Swapping your conventional HVAC system for a geothermal one could help you lower your heating and cooling costs by as much as 80 percent!
• Geothermal heating and cooling systems are marvelously energy efficient. That, in conjunction with the fact that they work with the environment, not against it, make them the most environmentally friendly HVAC systems you could install.
• With the options geothermal systems give you – package units, split systems, and duel-fuel systems, for starters – you’re in a stronger position to insure that the system you pick is the most efficient and effective for your Columbus home.
• Geothermal heating and cooling systems are made for generations of trustworthy use. The fact that they have so few parts, require less maintenance, have vertical or horizontal loops installed underground or in ponds or wells, and call for the heat-exchange equipment to be situated indoors, out of the weather, helps greatly.
• A geothermal heating and cooling system can be installed any time of the year. The weather and the temperature are no impediment, and no further fees are charged for “seasonal reasons.”
• Only a teeny, tiny bit of your yard need be set aside for a geothermal heating and cooling system. And what space is necessary is unobtrusive; the “curb appeal” of your home won’t suffer at all.
• Last, but not least, geothermal heating and cooling systems are becoming more and more affordable – even in the (one would hope) temporary absence of federal tax credits and rebates. Refinements in system design and manufacturing processes as well as increased competition in the marketplace are what’s helping drive costs down.

Before you consider replacing or retrofitting your current HVAC system with a geothermal system, consult with the experts at Patriot Air Comfort Systems. We can help you make the ideal choice – and provide you with the best geothermal heating and cooling solution for your Columbus home.