TYPES OF LOOPS

How It Works

Throughout the year, almost 50% of the sun’s energy is absorbed into the earth where it maintains a consistent temperature just a few feet below the ground’s surface. Geothermal technology takes advantage of this constant renewable energy source by combining a series of loops installed outside underground with a heat pump system inside that looks very similar to a conventional furnace. This combination of high performance technology allows us to tap into the earth’s natural heating and cooling properties to consistently and evenly distribute warm or cool air in your home or office throughout each season.

An environmentally friendly antifreeze solution or pure water carries energy directly from the closed or open loop system into the heat pump inside your home or office. In the winter, the heat pump acts as a furnace, distributing the heat throughout your home using the system’s heat exchanger and compressor. In the summer, it acts as an air conditioner, collecting the heat from your home and distributing it into your domestic hot water tank or back into the earth through the loop system.

Not only can a geothermal system provide you with year round indoor comfort, it can also provide inexpensive domestic hot water, supplementing or replacing your conventional domestic hot water heater.

It doesn’t matter whether you live in the country or in the city, there is a geothermal solution that will work for every building type and every climate condition.

Ground Loop System

When it comes to geothermal installation, no one knows more about how to do it well and do it right than GeoSmart’s Geothermal Specialists. Backed by extensive training, our Geothermal Specialists are skilled in selecting and installing the geothermal loop system best suited for your home or business regardless of the weather and soil conditions in your area.

Each loop system uses GeoSmart’s high density PE100 green geothermal pipe, the most resilient geothermal pipe available on the market today. Once inserted in the ground, the pipe leads into the foundation of building through a sleeve cemented into the wall and connects directly to your heat pump, bringing you years of worry-free, high performance renewable heating and cooling using the earth as a natural energy source.

What types of loops are available?

GeoSmart Energy Specialists are trained to determine the best type of earth loop to use in any situation. The type of loop used is based on available land space and installation costs for specific areas.

Horizontal Loop

Vertical Loop

Open Loop

Pond Loop

HORIZONTAL LOOP

HOR Used where adequate land space is available, horizontal loops involve one or more trenches that are dug using a backhoe or excavator.

High Density Green Geothermal Pipe is inserted, and the trenches are backfilled.

Each trench ranges in length up to 300'.

VERTICAL LOOP

VER Vertical loops are used when space is limited.

Holes are bored using a drilling rig, and a pair of High Density Green Geothermal Pipes with special u-bend fittings is inserted into the holes.

A typical home requires three to five bores with about 10' between each hole.

Bore holes can range from 75' to 300'.

OPEN LOOP

OPEN An open loop is used where there is an abundant supply of quality well water.

The well must have enough capacity to provide adequate flow for both domestic use and the GeoSmart Energy unit.

Discharge water should be sent directly to a second recharge well.

POND LOOP

POND Gaining popularity in "Cottage Country", Pond or Lake Loops are a great choice if an adequately sized body of water is close to your home.

This is an affordable alternative as excavation costs can be virtually eliminated.

A series of High Density Green Geothermal closed loops can be extended and sunk to the bottom of the water body. A 1⁄2-acre, 8-foot-deep pond is usually sufficient for the average home.