Derrick drills the wells for the installation of the ground source heat pump. A total of 8 wells will be drilled to a depth of 275 feet.Ground source heat pumps (GSHPs) are basically air conditioners that use groundwater or soil to cool the condenser instead of an outside coil and fan. It still takes energy input to operate a GSHP system, but a GSHP can be as much as 300% to 400% more efficient when compared to highly efficient furnaces. Even better, because a modern heat pump can be run backwards, both heating and cooling can be provided using the same equipment, and the most efficient uses of GSHPs are in mixed climates like PA that need both heating and cooling.
The easiest GSHP installations are on lots with large areas of open land for the installation of the loops in shallow trenches (5'-6’ deep), but ground source heat pumps can also be used in tight, urban installations. For locations without large areas of open land available, such as this one, vertical bores, rather than horizontal trenches, are used for the loops.
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