5,800 sqft new construction residence, Eagle Idaho
WaterFurnace Envison
Heating Contractor: Idaho Geothermal
The soil in Eagle is excellent for ground source heat pump systems! These are 1,000 ft slinky loops serving a 6 Ton Waterfurnace Envision unit. A single unit heats this home on 4 independent zones (Intellizone system from Waterfurnace). (more…)
Private Residence Homedale, Idaho
WaterFurance Envision
Heating Contractor: Idaho Geothermal
Our second closed loop system in Homedale during summer 2010. This one is new construction and the home is ~3,200 sqft. This system was paying back the day these homeowners moved in. More info below… (more…)
Retro-Fit for 6,000 + sqft home
Just kidding, this job is in Homedale. There are vinyards out there and more planned however. This homeowner did say something about wine and roses when the propane company came to remove their tank. He is not spending $3,500 – $4,000 per year in propane any longer.
3,800 sqft new construction – Mountain Home Idaho
The presence of lava rock will sometimes dictate the shape of your ground loop pit or trench. It certainly is not a show stopper though. We simply trucked in some clean top soil to bed our loop pipe. Once the slinky loops are covered, you can then backfill with the native soil / rock and be confident that your pipe is safe. This loop is serving a 5 Ton WaterFurnace Envision and a 3,800 sqft new home. (more…)
Private Residence 4800 sq ft, Eagle Idaho
Retrofit – Removed air-source heat pump and electric air handler
5 Ton WaterFurnace Envision and earth loop. After the install, this customer downloaded “Smart Meter” data from Idaho Power. He compared energy consumption over the last two years for the same two-month period. The WaterFurnace system was using half of the KWhrs per heating degree day. This is great data considering we replaced an air-source heat pump which are more efficient than std. gas furnaces. (more…)