Geothermal

Rick has researched and decided to go with a Geothermal approach to heating and cooling our new home. It's a bit more pricey initially, but more cost effective and efficient month to month and in the long run. It's interesting to see how they channel this God given resource to heat and cool.

I'm thankful for people who are so smart! Left up to me I'm sure we'd still be riding donkeys and fanning ourselves with big leaves!

 They dig about 200 feet into the ground - this was day 1

 Day 2

 When we drove up this is what we saw! I think this would be a good pic to send into Jay Leno. 

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Below is just a simple explanation of what it is! Still more than I can comprehend but I trust it to work and love God's provisions available to us!

Ground-source heat pumps. A much more conventional way to tap geothermal energy is by using geothermal heat pumps to provide heat and cooling to buildings. Also called ground-source heat pumps, they take advantage of the constant year-round temperature of about 50°F that is just a few feet below the ground’s surface. Either air or antifreeze liquid is pumped through pipes that are buried underground, and re-circulated into the building. In the summer, the liquid moves heat from the building into the ground. In the winter, it does the opposite, providing pre-warmed air and water to the heating system of the building.