McGillveray Studios new home has an old gas furnace that needs to be replaced and has no air conditioning. My neighbor mentioned geothermal as a option and so we went with it as a planet friendly option. The ground temp. is 50 deg. F. all year round so that you only have to add the heat of compression to make up the difference from 50 to 72 deg. F. in the winter time. Also more efficient cooling in the summer as the ground is cooler than the ambient air normally used for condensing the refrigerant.
Here they are drilling one of the two 220 foot wells that are required for this installation. This will supply 30,000 BTU’s/hr which seems small, compared to a furnace but the system has a longer run time, with a multi speed fan without the blast of hot air for a short time. This makes for a more evenly heated home with less temperature fluctuations.
This system is being installed by The Geothermal Guys in Salmon arm. They have installed at least 170 systems.
