Post Tagged with: "geothermal"
Nottawasaga Mechanical Will Be At Local Home Shows
Nottawasaga Mechanical, of Wasaga Beach, ON, will have booths in two local home shows this coming weekend Sept. 23-25, 2011. Check them out at the Great Northern Exhibition at the GNE Fairgrounds between Collingwood and Wasaga Beach and at the Home Reno & Decor Show at the Barrie Molson Centre. The Great Northern Exhibition is [...]
The Environmental Benefits of Geothermal
The 2010 CGC Report has shown that the increasing number of homes in Ontario that have geothermal heat pumps are lowering greenhouse gas emissions. All across Ontario, these homes are benefiting the environment. According to the 2010 CGC Report, if 2% of single detached residential homes in Canada had geothermal heat pumps, there would be [...]
Do Programmable Thermostats Work on Geothermal?
Choosing a thermostat for your geothermal heating and cooling system is as important as choosing your geothermal piece of equipment. One of the biggest misconceptions is that any thermostat will work on a geothermal system and more importantly that a programmable thermostat is the best solution for a geothermal application. Choosing the wrong thermostat can [...]
IntelliStart: Stop Geothermal Light Dimming, Go Off Grid & More
About 2 years ago a brand new product hit the marketplace called the IntelliStart. This new product has become a real sensation with geothermal contractors because of the great features it offers in enhancing your geothermal installation. The most obvious and significant feature of the IntelliStart system is that it reduces the start up current [...]
CGC Testifies Before Senate Committee on Energy
The Canadian GeoExchange Coalition testifies today before the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources. In their testimony, CGC staff explained the role of ground source heat pump technology for a Canadian sustainable energy strategy. The Canadian GeoExchange Coalition estimates that there are more than 80,000 ground source heat pump systems installed [...]
Mulmur Township Office Installs Geothermal
The Mulmur Township office has recently undergone a change in their heating and cooling system. In October of 2008, Nottawasaga Mechanical, of Wasaga Beach, ON, converted the Mulmur Township office from two electric forced-air systems with cooling to two WaterFurnace geothermal units. Mulmur Township is located at the northeast corner of Dufferin County, about an [...]
Holmes Inspections Features Geothermal
Eden Energy Equipment, the Ontario WaterFurnace Distributor, was approached by the Holmes Group in the summer of 2010 to work with them on an episode of HGTV’s popular television program, Holmes Inspection. Mike Holmes and the team of Holmes Inspection were called in by a Toronto couple who had a problematic geothermal installation and were [...]
32,000 Square Foot Chicken Barn Utilizes Geothermal
At the 2006 Western Ontario Farm Show in London, Ontario, The Hayter Group had a display demonstrating the benefits of geothermal systems to rural customers. Because of the increasing cost of heating barns, they knew that one day there would be a market for geothermal heating. An active chicken and hog farmer approached their display, [...]
EcoInhabit Retail Store Utilizes Geothermal Heating Technology
In 2008, Clarksburg Contractors installed a WaterFurnace geothermal heating and cooling system for EcoInhabit – a retail business with a focus on distribution of eco-friendly and sustainable products. In 2007, EcoInhabit, owned by Jeremy Gourlay, purchased a barn located 4 miles east of Meaford on Highway 26 and converted it to suit the needs of [...]
Hog Barn Sees the Benefits of Geothermal
In February of 2009, Buchanan & Hall of Stratford, ON, converted a hog farm from a traditional Propane system to geothermal. Buchanan & Hall had installed a WaterFurnace 5 ton Premier AT unit in the owner, Fred Schuler’s home approximately 15 years ago, so he was already familiar with the benefits of geothermal technology. He [...]
