Blog Tag: Heating and Cooling

We are a southwest Florida-based company specializing in GeoThermal pool heating and air conditioning. With over 40 years of experience, our employee-owned company is committed to providing high-quality services to its customers. We are expanding, and we are currently in need of qualified service and maintenance technicians with good core values.

We offer comprehensive benefits packages, including health insurance, 401K, stock options, paid vacations, paid holidays, and a company vehicle. If you’re looking for a company that values its employees and provides opportunities for growth, we could be the right fit for you.

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A look at two more of the most popular pool-heating options.

It’s time for part two of our side-by-side comparison of all your different Florida pool heating options. If you missed part one where we covered the pros and cons of electrical resistance heaters and natural gas/propane heaters, check it out here. This time, we’re focusing on the air source heat pump and the PH90 GeoThermal pool heater. 

The air source heat pump has an evaporator coil that is susceptible to damage from the salt air. If you have a pool on the coastline, you may not want this type of pump. However, it is a pretty efficient option.

Here’s how it works: It takes in air through the coils, sucks the heat out of the air, ejects the heat through the coil, and the condensing coil has a titanium tube heat exchanger that produces about 150,000 BTUs per hour. For every dollar you spend on heating, you’re getting six dollars worth of heat. To heat your average pool, it only costs around $1,300 to maintain 84 degrees. That’s much lower than the $6,000 average for pools heated with natural gas or propane systems.

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Comparing the costs of gas, GeoThermal, and air-source heaters.

Today I’m at Sand Hill Preserve, where we just finished installing four air-source heat pumps to heat their pool and spa. I wanted to take this opportunity to compare gas, GeoThermal, and air-source units.

They decided to install four air-source AquaCal SQ-166R heat pumps for budgetary reasons. These units can cool the pool during the summer and heat it during the winter. They also have a titanium heat exchanger, which is impervious to the chemical balance of the pool water, so you never have to worry about staining the pool. Our GeoThermal units have the same feature.

Gas heaters, which they used to use at Sand Hill Preserve, have a cupronickel coil. The copper will eventually be stripped out and will stain the pool walls a blue-green color. While we’re on the subject, Sand Hill Preserve paid almost $29,000 a year to heat the pool with gas heaters. With their new air-source heat pump, it’ll only cost them around $8,800 a year. Had they gone with GeoThermal units, they would have saved an additional $3,000 per year.

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Since June of 2018, Dave Ballard has worked with Symbiont Service Corp in Englewood, Florida. He started his career with them as a field engineer and now oversees the sales team in his role of sales manager. Although, once a field design engineer always a field design engineer and that is a benefit for the clients Symbiont Service Corp works with.

In a recent phone interview I asked Dave:

What do you do/have you done in your roles with Symbiont?

As a field design engineer, I look at complicated projects and make certain we are providing what the customer needs.

1. Are we installing the correct number of heaters?
2. What are the flow rates?
3. What is needed to convert an existing pool from gas or another form of heating to the most economical and environmentally friendly geothermal?

As a sales manager, Dave hires sales associates, prepares budgets, monitors sales and plans and directs the marketing of various programs. “I look at my role as a way to aid the sales team and help them be successful.”

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We get asked all the time, how much can you save with geothermal. It’s a great question, but it isn’t one that is straightforward, you will save XYZ dollars. There is a myriad of factors the geothermal energy professionals from Symbiont Service will explain when they pay a site visit to your home or office building in Englewood, Florida.

Geothermal is a great way to lower your carbon footprint and heat and cool your home or office in an environmentally friendly and energy-efficient way. Geothermal helps regulate the heating and cooling in your office or home without having to deal with natural gas, oil or propane.

Is it worth it to make the switch to a geothermal system? It is a personal decision, but we know that our customers see a return on their investment and are very happy with their decision to make the switch.

How Much Can You Save With Geothermal?

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If the coronavirus pandemic taught us anything it’s that if we are going to spend time in our homes for extended periods of time, we need them to be comfortable, right? One way to ensure you are comfortable in your home is by having an air conditioner that is energy efficient and working properly. We have put together this list and tips for saving money on air conditioning bills. 

The air conditioning and geothermal professionals from Symbiont Air Conditioning can ensure the HVAC unit in your home or office is operating at peak efficiency. When you have a HVAC inspection and take other steps you just might be able to save money on your utility bills and have more money in your pocket.

14 Ways To Save On AC Bills

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Is geothermal only effective to heat and cool a home or office or commercial building in Florida? Does geothermal work in cold parts of the country? We operate in Englewood and the surrounding areas of Florida, but we do know that geothermal works anywhere that a unit can be installed. It is energy efficient and effective at heating and cooling, no matter where you live.

The geothermal professionals at Symbiont Service can work with you to help you choose the most effective and efficient unit to heat and cool your home or office. As a bit of background, geothermal heating is a tool that can generate heat for a home or office and can also generate the power needed to cool the same home or office.

Does GeoThermal Work In Cold Parts Of The Country

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Whew, it’s hot and humid! Welcome to Englewood, Florida, right? If you’re like many of the customers that the geothermal professionals from Symbiont Service work with you may be spending some time examining your household or commercial business expenses. Are you finding that you’re spending more to cool your home or office this summer than you did last summer? If so, it’s time to give one of our technicians a call and have us come out and inspect your HVAC unit. We can help you with 3 ways to save money on cooling this summer — some may be easily implemented. However, there are times that no matter how much money you put into an air conditioning unit you may just need to throw in the towel and replace it. 

Never fear though, we will work with you to help ensure you are getting the best value for your money and we can also help calculate the return on investment in a new HVAC or geothermal heating and cooling system.

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Symbiont Air Conditioning professionals in Englewood, Florida work with residential customers as well as commercial building owners and operators to ensure their buildings stay safe, comfortable and cool all summer long. We have put together a list of 5 reasons to upgrade the A/C unit sooner rather than later.

We know that a residential or commercial upgrade of an air conditioning unit is not a cost to be undertaken lightly. We also know that if a unit is not working at its peak that you will be spending more money to operate an inefficient HVAC unit. If you’re not certain whether you need to upgrade, update or simply repair the existing air conditioning unit, give us a call and one of our A/C pros can pay a site visit.

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 “No Chlorine – No Problem!” the generators that Symbiont Service can replace liquid or tablet chlorine in the pool and eliminates the need for liquid, granular or tablet chlorine. The water won’t taste salty, but will make the water soft and your skin smooth.This year Florida is faced with a chlorine shortage, as are many states across the country. 

The geothermal specialists from Symbiont Service who work with commercial pool operators and residential pool owners share the information that there is an unprecedented shortage of chlorine that has the potential to impact summer swimming in Englewood, Florida and the surrounding areas.

What is causing the shortage?

1. A massive fire at a chlorine manufacturing plant in the wake of Hurricane Laura
2. COVID-19 pandemic
3. Supply chain interruptions

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