Geothermal Heat Pumps

Want to make a big investment that will lower your utility bills, increase your property value and benefit the environment? Installing a geothermal heat pump in your Montgomery County, Maryland or Washington, DC home is an investment that will pay you back for years to come.

Geothermal heat pumps are cost effective

Installing a geothermal heat pump requires a large initial investment, but one with a very fast payback period. Taking into account energy savings alone, that period may be only five to six years out of the 50 year lifespan of your geothermal heat pump! Best of all, the cost of a geothermal heat pump can be added to your mortgage, in most cases adding at most an extra $60 a month - less than the geothermal heat pump's monthly energy savings.

Geothermal heat pumps provide added benefits beyond heating the air in your home. When enough heat is present, geothermal heat pumps will use it to provide free hot water. In the winter, geothermal heat pumps provide radiant heat through your floor tiles. And most importantly, because geothermal heat pumps rely on the consistent temperature of the earth, you will never have to worry about fluctuating fuel costs.

If you purchase and install your new geothermal heat pump before the end of this year, the payback period decreases even further as a result of the government's energy tax credit. Now through December 31st, 2010, you can get a tax credit worth up to 30% of the cost of your geothermal heat pump (including labor and installation costs) with no upper limit!

Geothermal heat pumps are better for the environment

Geothermal heat pumps operate differently than conventional furnaces in that they do not burn fuel to create heat - instead, they use heat from the earth, which is very consistent throughout the year. During the cold winter months, geothermal heat pumps pull heat from the ground and move it into your home. During the warm summer months, the geothermal heat pump operates the other way, pulling heat from out of your home and depositing it into the ground. The transfer is mainly done via a contained refrigerant, meaning that fuel is needed only to power the pump mechanism. Fuel savings from geothermal heat pumps are so great that the approximately 1,000,000 geothermal heat pumps currently in use in the United States are saving 8 billion kWh of electricity and 40 trillion Btus of fossil fuels - the equivalent of taking 1,295,000 cars off the road!

Geothermal heat pump repair

If your geothermal heat pump's compressor quits or if you feel like it is not cooling or heating your home adequately, call Michael Bonsby Heating and Cooling. Our certified geothermal heat pump experts can get your heat pump back up and running in no time so that its efficiency and heating and cooling abilities will last you for decades.

When you are ready to invest in a geothermal heat pump for your Montgomery County, Maryland or Washington, DC home, or if you have one and need repairs, call Michael Bonsby Heating and Cooling. Our certified trained technicians can install your new geothermal heat pump reliably and get you saving money today!