We owned a home with a geothermal heat pump for years and never had a single complaint. We used it to raise the temperature of the house in winter to a point where our wood stove could do the rest, and in the summer to cool it down enough that the AC wouldn't have to work so hard.
In Pennsylvania, no less.
Good insulation is critical. As is the 'delivery' of the heat. We used radiant slabs so the main floor and second floor acted as a solid heating / cooling source for the rooms on each floor.
If I were to build another place from scratch I would do the same, but with newer materials.
Geothermal and electric heat pumps are two different animals.
Geothermal, you always have the same amount of heat to extract because you're below the frost line in the earth. An electric is essentially a reverse AC unit, but when there's low heat in the air to extract, you have to work super hard to get it out.
Geothermal and electric heat pumps are two different animals.
Serves me right for responding to a post when I just barely skimmed the article. :-)
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