How Do I Know Whether Geothermal Heating and Cooling Is Right for My Lancaster Home?

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

Anymore, though, most Lancaster homeowners know at least something about the advantages of a geothermal HVAC system. More of them are mulling one over, too – either as a replacement or upgrade to their existing system or as the system they install in that new home they’re building.

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

• Replacing your conventional HVAC system with 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, coupled with the fact that they have a benignly symbiotic relationship with the environment, make them the most environmentally friendly HVAC systems available today.
• Given the options geothermal systems provide – package units, split systems, and duel-fuel systems, for instance – you’re in a stronger position to see to it that the system you choose is the most efficient and effective for your Lancaster home.
• Geothermal heating and cooling systems are designed for generations of trusty service. The fact that they have so few parts, need 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 considerably.
• A geothermal heating and cooling system can be put in whenever you want. The weather and the temperature are no hindrance, and no extra fees are charged for “seasonal reasons.”
• Only a small patch of your yard need be set aside for a geothermal heating and cooling system. And what space is necessary is discreet; your home and landscaping will lose none of the “curb appeal” you work diligently to maintain.
• Finally, geothermal heating and cooling systems are becoming increasingly feasible from a cost perspective – even in the (one would hope) temporary absence of federal tax credits and rebates. Refinements in system design and manufacturing processes as well as greater competition in the marketplace are what’s helping drive costs down.

Before you set about replacing or retrofitting your current HVAC system with a geothermal system, consult with the pros at Gochnauer at Home. We can help you make the best choice – and provide you with the finest geothermal heating and cooling solution for your Lancaster home.