How Do I Work Out Whether Geothermal Heating and Cooling Is Right for My Atlanta Home?

You might well ask someone who still doesn’t know about geothermal heating and cooling if they’ve been living underground for a few decades. Of course, that person would probably miss the irony of your question, considering that the source of geothermal heating and cooling lies underground.

Anymore, though, most Atlanta homeowners know at least a little about the benefits 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’ll soon have under construction.

Thinking about switching to geothermal yourself? Well, the benefits certainly are enticing:

• Exchanging your old, familiar HVAC system for a geothermal one could help you reduce your heating and cooling costs by as much as 80 percent!
• Geothermal heating and cooling systems are amazingly energy efficient. That, coupled with the fact that they don’t fight the environment, but work with it, make them the most environmentally friendly HVAC systems around.
• Thanks to the options geothermal systems offer – package units, split systems, and duel-fuel systems, to begin with – you’re in more of a position to insure that the system you choose is the most efficient and effective for your Atlanta home.
• Geothermal heating and cooling systems are designed for generations of dependable performance. The fact that they have so few parts, require less maintenance, have vertical or horizontal loops installed underground or in ponds or wells, and call for the heat-exchange equipment to be located indoors, out of the weather, helps greatly.
• A geothermal heating and cooling system can be installed any time you want. The weather and the temperature are no handicap, and no additional fees are charged for “seasonal reasons.”
• Only a small patch of your yard need be dedicated to a geothermal heating and cooling system. And what space is necessary is unobtrusive; the “curb appeal” of your home won’t be ruined in the least.
• As if all this weren’t incentive enough, geothermal heating and cooling systems are becoming more and more affordable – even in the (one would hope) temporary absence of federal tax credits and rebates. Enhancements in system design and manufacturing processes as well as growing competition in the marketplace are what’s helping drive costs down.

Before you proceed with replacing or retrofitting your current HVAC system with a geothermal system, get hold of the experts at EcoMech. We can help you make the most sensible choice – and see that you get the finest geothermal heating and cooling solution for your Atlanta home.