"It is convenient to have geothermal heating"

Robin Linnér and his partner Isabelle Andersson have recently moved into their home in the Småland forest. The house is about to be completed after two years of hard work. He is used to burning wood.
In the Linnér family, the forest has contributed to heating their homes for decades. But that's no longer the case. 

"It is convenience that influenced us to choose geothermal heating. Wood has to be chopped, dried and split, but the heat pump takes care of itself, explains Robin Linnér.

Robin's parents live on the neighbouring property and they have also invested in a heat pump. 
"I thought for a long time that I would have a wood boiler anyway, as a complement to the heat pump. Old habits are hard to break. 

The heat pump, a CTC GSi, has been running for eleven months now without any problems.

Many benefits with geothermal heating

A geothermal heat pump heats a home or property by utilising solar heat stored in the ground. The benefits of geothermal heating are numerous. In addition to being an environmentally friendly heating method, it is safe and efficient and you don't have to drill on your property.

 

Instead, a so-called collector hose is laid in the ground at a depth of one metre. The length of the loop depends on the size and location of the house, among other things; however, about 200 to 500 metres is to be expected.

Robin and Isabelle chose a CTC GSi 12. It is speed-controlled, which means it automatically adapts to the house's output requirements during the year. CTC GSi has a seasonal coefficient of performance (SCOP) of 5.5, which means that, over the course of year, it produces five times as much energy as it consumes.

 

 

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Published: 2020-02-19