Geothermal Heating and Cooling
Before coming on board with Lake Country Geothermal, Rhonda previously worked in the payroll and accounts receivable department for the Perry Central School District. Now that she’s on the team, she provides support to Ann, our Office Manager.
When not working, Rhonda enjoys spending time with her 9 grandchildren. She is also an avid crafter, including knitting, crocheting and needlepoint.
We recently finished a conversion of two-story home in Honeoye Falls from propane space and potable water heating to geothermal space heating and cooling (i.e. air conditioning) and potable hot water heating. We located the horizontal ground loop in a
Typically, you need to control air-sourced and ground-sourced (geothermal) heat pump systems that are doing heating and cooling duty with a thermostat that is “heat pump compatible”. That’s because an additional terminal on the thermostat is required to signal to
I’m often asked by clients, why do we need a buffer tank (with a hydronic – water-to-water – geothermal system)? After all, they add cost and take up space. The reason for a buffer tank is to enable reasonably long
I recently was contacted by a homeowner who was having problems with his new radiant floor heating installation. Despite the vague description of symptoms, I suspected that the installer may have fouled up the hydronic design, i.e. the piped delivery
It’s not uncommon to encounter prospective clients who heat with baseboard and would like to have air conditioning. The challenge of this situation is that air conditioning generally requires a forced-air distribution system (so the condensate can be conveniently collected
If you are wondering what the long term net savings by converting to a geothermal heating & cooling system, we will try to answer that question by taking a look at a typical system conversion: a family of four in
That’s a fair question and one that I’ve heard from others, including my own dad who questioned my sanity when I got into this business. When presented with the facts, the case is very compelling for many to convert their
We just finished installing a radiant floor heating system as part of a complete kitchen remodeling in a beautiful old home walking distance from downtown Canandaigua. Because the kitchen was stripped to the subfloor in preparation for a new hardwood
A key and unique component of any geothermal / ground sourced heat pump (GSHP) system is the ground or earth loop. Regardless of the loop configuration, its function is the same: to extract solar energy stored in the ground and