Bryant GEOTHERMAL BROCHURE

Geothermal Comfort Systems

The Bryant®Geothermal Advantage Free Energy From The Earth

Throughout Bryant's historic 100-year
legacy, the company has provided millions of
homeowners with the finest comfort systems
available. Using state-of-the-art furnaces, air
conditioners and heat pumps, Bryant dealers
are experts when it comes to customized home
comfort systems. But it doesn't end there.
Bryant also offers a complete line of exception­al geothermal comfort systems for your home.

According to the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, geothermal systems are
“the most energy-efficient, environmentally
clean, and cost effective space conditioning
systems available today.” That's because a
geothermal system taps into the earth to
capture free, renewable energy.

The earth absorbs about 47% of the sun's
energy that reaches it, storing that energy in
the ground. A geothermal system extracts that
free energy for heating during winter. For

Why Choose Geothermal?

Geothermal Systems provide homeowners with a wide range of benefits.

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Savings: Generally, no other heating and cooling system offers
lower operating costs, with savings up to 60% compared to
ordinary systems.

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Comfort: These systems provide even temperatures throughout the
home year round, with excellent dehumidification during cooling.

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Environmentally Sound: Geothermal is a clean, green, and
renewable technology to reduce your carbon footprint now
and for future generations.

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Reliable: Geothermal units last longer than ordinary air conditioners
and heat pumps. Since the units contain few moving parts, they
operate for years with little maintenance.

cooling, the system removes heat from the
home and dumps it into the cooler earth. This
transfer of heat energy is done through a
series of pipes buried in the ground, or sunk in
a pond, or by using well water. Because a
geothermal system simply moves heat instead
of burning a fossil fuel to generate it, it's more
energy-efficient.

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Quiet Operation: Unlike ordinary air conditioners and heat pumps,
no outdoor unit is required. Bryant geothermal units use heavy-duty,
fully-insulated cabinets for quiet operation. Quiet, soft starting
variable speed blowers are used in many models.

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Flexibility: Heating, cooling and supplemental water heating from
a single unit. And a wide variety of models and options to fit most
any application.

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Free Hot Water: During unit operation, free excess heat is used
to supplement the home's water heater.

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Energy Independence: Geothermal systems reduce our need to
import fuel.

The Energy Efficiency Story

One of the main reasons many homeowners choose geothermal is the
benefit of lower operating costs. In most homes, the cost for heating,
cooling and hot water combine for about 70% of the total utility costs.
Therefore, the biggest opportunity to save a substantial amount in utility
costs is to improve those systems. That's where geothermal can help in
a big way.

For every one unit of energy purchased to operate a geothermal unit,
it delivers four to five units of energy because the energy from the earth
is free. In many scenarios, a geothermal system is significantly less
expensive to operate than ordinary heating and cooling systems.
Geothermal systems can save up to 70% in heating costs, up to 50% in
cooling costs, and around 30-50% in hot water costs.

One way to compare efficiency is to calculate the cost for 1 million
BTUs of heat transfer. Using a standard formula, an “apples to apples”
comparison can be made based on local fuel rates and equipment
efficiency. The table at right demonstrates a typical savings opportunity
with geothermal. To get the full picture for your home, contact your
Bryant geothermal dealer.

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Safe and Clean: No flame, no flue, no odors.

Cost Comparison for 1 Million BTUs

GEOTHERMAL

High-Efficiency Natural Gas $14.95

Air Source Heat Pump $17.58

Standard-Efficiency Natural Gas $17.75

High-Efficiency Propane $30.65

Fuel Oil

Electric Furnace or Baseboard $35.16

Standard-Efficiency Propane $36.40

Geothermal – 4.0 COP*, $0.12/kwh
Heat Pump – 2.0 COP, $0.12/kwh
Natural Gas – 95% AFUE**, 80% AFUE, $1.42/ccf
Propane – 95% AFUE, 80% AFUE, $2.65/gallon
Fuel Oil – 81% AFUE, $3.80/gallon
Electric Resistance – 1.0 COP, $0.12/kwh

* COP–Coefficient of Performance **AFUE–Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency

$8.79

$34.17