One of the major goals of this web site is to provide potential geothermal heat pump consumers and dealers a comprehensive mini-course on geothermal heating technology and up-to-date information about state-of-the-art products, methods, equipment, and services available in the geothermal energy industry today.
For both Consumers and Dealer/Installers there is a wealth of information available on this site. Whether you are familiar with geothermal energy or you are just beginning to become educated about geothermal systems, we can virtually guarantee that you will learn something new. We suggest that you review this Homepage first. Then consumers should bring up the How It Works section for an in-depth explanation of geothermal technology while dealers may wish to go directly to the Features section to learn more about Enviroteq's geothermal heat pump features.
Overview
How It Works
This section is four printed pages in length with a number of graphics showing how geothermal energy works. It details the principles of heat extraction, it describes the operation of heat pumps comparing air source heat pumps with geothermal heat pumps, and it shows the types of ground loops: open, closed, horizontal, vertical, and Slinky™.
Features
This section has an even greater number of graphics. It describes the two significant advantages of Enviroteq geothermal HVAC equipment - staging and zoning options not available from other manufacturers. With up to three stages of heating and cooling delivered to two separate and independent zones it is the only ground source heat pump that "changes size with the weather" and when coupled with two air handlers can do the work of two systems for a little more than the price of one.
Installation Methods
This sub-section under Features describes Sunteq's ground loop manifolding techniques and methods for purging the loop water of both debris and air so that the ground loop can absorb geothermal power like a giant sponge.
Who We Are
This is a short history of Sunteq/Enviroteq which describes the evolution of Enviroteq Geothermal HVAC equipment, how we got to where we are, and brief biographies of the principals.
Serviceability
This section details the efforts that were undertaken to make Enviroteq ground source heat pumps very serviceable. It describes how the units are built so that most service is performed while standing, how the system components have been mounted in a logical order, and how color coded wiring can save valuable service time.
Dealers/Installers
This is short section which discusses how we do business, describes the manufacturer /distributor relationship, and spells out installer qualifications required.
Consumers
Examples of actual monitored installations of geothermal heating and cooling with Enviroteq geothermal heat pump systems in various size homes make up this section. Kilowatt hour meters installed to meter all the energy and only that energy used for heating and cooling shows why consumers buy geothermal heat pumps. Consumer Power is geothermal power. Geothermal heat is warm heat.
