Georgia and South Carolina Geothermal Installation
Air Services and Refrigeration Specialties Inc. provides sustainable solutions through geothermal heating and cooling systems with experienced drilling experts in the southeast.
Geothermal is a
ground system which takes the heat naturally provided by the earth by converting the energy to comfortable warm or cool air.
What is a Ground Source Heat Pump?
A ground source heat pump is a system that uses the earth’s relatively constant temperature to provide heating, cooling, and hot water for homes and commercial buildings. Ground source heat pumps can be either closed or open loop systems. A closed loop system circulates water or antifreeze solution through plastic pipes buried beneath the earth’s surface. In the winter the earth warms the fluid and the system carries it back to the building to provide heating. This is reversed in the summer when the heat is removed from the building and carried through the system where it is then cooled by the earth. This system is the most common and can be installed using horizontal loops, vertical loops, or pond loops. Horizontal loops are used for projects without space limitations. Vertical loops are used when space is limited and are installed using boreholes 75-500 feet deep depending on soil conditions. An open loop system pumps water from a surface or underground source to the building and is then discharged.
Benefits
GSHP’s are 50 to 70% more efficient during heating than conventional heating systems and 20 to 40% more efficient than conventional air conditioners. Although the installation cost is higher, GSHP’s save money in operating and maintenance costs. Investments can be recouped in as little as three years.
Tax Incentives
The Federal Tax Credit available for commercial applications is 10% of the total system cost with no upper limit. For residential applications the credit is 30% of the total system cost with no upper limit. The Georgia Tax Credit is 35% of the total system cost with a $2,000 limit on residential applications and a $100,000 limit on commercial applications.
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What We Do
We perform test bores to determine the soil properties of the site. Once this is done we can design the geothermal system based on those properties and your heating and cooling needs. This is created using loop design software. We can self perform the bore drilling, loop installation, and building HVAC components.
Links
www.fhp-mfg.com
www.igshpa.okstate.edu/
Geothermal Drilling Savannah Georgia and throughout the Southeast