Residential and Light Commercial Applications
Earthmint specializes in residential and light commercial geothermal service and installations.
The way geothermal works is simple. In winter, warmth is drawn from the earth through a series of pipes, called a loop, installed beneath the ground. A water solution circulating through this piping loop carries the earth's natural warmth to a heat pump inside the home. The heat pump concentrates the earth's thermal energy and transfers it to air circulated through interior ductwork to fill every space in your home. Alternatively, the heat can be transferred to water for comfortable radiant heating solutions. In the summer, the process is reversed; heat is extracted from air inside the house and transferred to the biggest "heat sink" of all--Mother Earth--by way of the ground loop piping. The Geothermal system can also be used to generate domestic hot water through a part time "desuperheater" solution. Savings can be substantial on your annual hot water bill. Because Geothermal technology uses such a readily available source of energy--and uses it so efficiently--it can save a substantial amount of money on monthly heating and cooling bills. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, geothermal systems save homeowners 30-70 percent in heating costs, and 20-50 percent in cooling costs, compared to conventional systems. The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy have both recognized Geothermal technology as the most efficient and environmentally friendly home heating and cooling system available.
