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Residential Geothermal Energy Heat Pumps

by Christiane on \'Wednesday, May 7th, 2008\'

The term geothermal literally means Earth/Ground (Geo) Heat (thermal). Geothermal, or ground source heat pumps, take advantage of the constant ground or groundwater temperatures. A refrigerant loop with a compressor extracts heat from one side (the ground) and “pumps” it to the heating loop in your home. It is essentially the same process that happens [...]

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