What's an advantage of having a geothermal powered home? The biggest advantage is energy savings. It is very reliable and has a long life span. There is no carbon monoxide given off like gas furnaces. It is enviromentally friendly and relativly quiet with no need for out door propane tanks.
The biggest advantage is energy savings. We are typically saving 40%, 50%, 60% in operating cost for heating, cooling and hot water over an ordinary heating and cooling system. So energy savings is the big factor. Other advantages are that it is very reliable; there is no outdoor unit so it's not subject to the weather extremes and all the stresses that the weather puts on an outdoor unit. Long life - again, since it's housed indoors there is almost double the life of a normal air conditioner. Industry statistics have a life expectancy on a typical air conditioner to be about 13 years, geothermal systems are typically fully functional until 20-22 years in age, so it almost doubles the life of an outdoor air conditioner simply because it is housed inside. They are very comfortable, they are very quiet and because they are all electric there is no chance of carbon monoxide, as opposed to a gas or propane furnace. Because it is all electric, there is no need for an outdoor propane tank or fuel tank or anything like that. It is environmentally friendly.
The install of a geothermal system is the environmental equivalent of planting 750 trees or taking two cars off the road. The DOE and the EPA have issued reports indicating that geothermal heating and cooling systems are the most environmentally friendly and efficient way to heat and cool homes and businesses. So there are a lot of advantages to the geothermal. Typically the reason most people buy is because of the energy savings. After the purchase, they are really happy with not only the energy savings, but the comfort and the quiet operation and the reliability as well.
