What Is A Geothermal Pool Heat Pump?
The geothermal experts at Symbiont Service Corp are always asked, “What is a geothermal heat pool pump.” The answer is, “A geothermal heat pump system, which has been a tried-and-true water heating method for close to eighty years and one that uses 25 to 50 percent less electricity than standard heat systems.”
What Is A Geothermal Pool Heat Pump?
Why choose a geothermal heat pump?
Cost: Consider that when you use an air-source heater, which is the most commonly used heater, it consumes close to 50 percent more energy to heat the same amount of pool water than a geothermal heat pump.
Longevity: Geothermal heat pumps have fewer moving parts and because of that they have fewer parts to “wear out.” Geothermal heat pumps are also housed indoors and because they aren’t exposed to the elements, they last longer than an air-source heat pump.
Geothermal heat pumps are simply more durable.
How does a geothermal heat pump work?
The “inner workings” of a geothermal heat pump lie underground. Why? Because geothermal heat pumps derive their heat from below the surface of the earth in your yard. The ground has natural heat – regardless of the time of year or the season.
Temperatures in the air vary from month-to-month, from day-to-day, the temperature of the ground, when you’re at a depth of ten feet or more below the surface remains an almost constant temperature. In Florida, that almost constant temperature is between 70 and 80 degrees.
When you have a geothermal heat pump system installed, your professional installer from Symbiont Service Corp will bury pipes beneath the ground near the building or pool you want to heat (or cool). As water passes through the underground pipes, it is heated by the earth and that heat is concentrated then distributed to the area into which it’s being directed.
The stable heat of the earth is an inexhaustible supply and doesn’t increase your carbon footprint. It’s an eco-friendly and cost-effective way to heat (or cool) pool water. With an air-source heater, once the ambient air drops lower than 50 degrees, a heat pump cannot keep the pool water warm enough to swim in.
Geothermal system cost
The investment you make into a geothermal heat pump system will have a higher up-front cost compared to other alternatives, but the ultimate efficiency and money-saving you reap over the long term will add up to significant savings. The cost to operate a geothermal system could be as much as 85 percent less than the operating costs of a gas or air-source heating system.
Contact a Symbiont Service Corp. representative today for information about the benefits of a geothermal heat pump.
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