It just so happens that saturated ground has a much higher specific heat capacity and thermal conductivity than does dry ground. For this reason, geothermal loops that are installed in saturated ground will perform much more efficiently than those that are installed in dry earth. This increased efficiency allows for a faster payback period on these systems, and makes geothermal an ideal choice for houses that also have drainage issues due to saturated ground. Bobcats for Hire can provide you with a drainage solution that will not only dry up your yard and basement, but also incorporate a Geothermal system that can save you up to 60% on your heating, air conditioning, and hot water bills in the same project! If you currently heat with either electric or propane, your savings will be even higher than that.

To the right and above is a geothermal ground loop designed and installed by Bobcats for Hire. This seven ton system used 3600 feet of polyethylene tubing and consisted of a header pipe that is 1.25" and eight circuits that are 3/4" HDPE tubing. We use 200 PSI Endot sdr 11 geothermal pipe that is the strongest in the industry and is frequently used for water lines and gas lines. Any connections that are buried are heat fused together to ensure that they can never leak. This process fuses the tubing together and makes the connection even stronger than the pipe itself. Water mixed with an environmentally safe antifreeze solution is pumped through the loop field where it will extract stored heat from the earth during heating system and deposit heat removed from the home during the cooling season. Geothermal heat pumps help to reduce peak loads on the Nation's electric grid by significantly lowering electrical usage for hot summer air conditioning needs. The New Jersey Clean Energy Program is currently offering rebates on Geothermal systems of $500 per ton! This link to Geoexchange.us can answer many common questions on the basics of geothermal heating and cooling. The US Department of Energy provides additional information on the many benefits of geothermal energy. We are an authorized dealer for Geocomfort made by Water Furnace, and can offer many different configurations to optimize your installation and system.

Designing a geothermal system requires a thorough knowledge of many engineering aspects of both soil mechanics and hydrology. Among them are characteristics of the soil such as specific heat and moisture content, heat loss rates of the structure, pipe hydraulics, water velocity through the loop field, pump curve characteristics, and proper equipment sizing. Bigger is definitely not better with geothermal heating and cooling. An accurately sized loop field and geo unit will have a lower first cost, cost less to operate, last longer, and provide better comfort than a system that is either over or undersized. As a geothermal designer, one needs to be acutely aware of the many intricacies that affect the performance of the geothermal system. Steve wrote his master's thesis on the elements of geothermal design including the design of a 200 ton geothermal heating and cooling system for a school. Steve Therianos will consider many of the above site specific criteria when designing your geothermal system to ensure that your system will provide decades of comfort, energy savings, and environmental benefits.