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Ground source heat pumps are generally considered to be “geothermal”.
by cowsandmilk 2y ago
Ground source heat pumps are generally considered to be “geothermal”.
- moogly 2y agoYou're not wrong; however that is an unfortunate misnomer since ground source bore holes (along with horizontal soil collectors and lakebed collectors) on the order of 100-300 m deep are still utilizing heat from the sun stored in the ground, and not heat produced from Earth's core. I'd say it's a pretty good idea to not conflate the two by using more precise language, even if not doing so might be "technically correct".
- sbierwagen 2y agoNot in English.
- glxxyz 2y agoThe manufacturers of ground source heat pumps use the term 'geothermal' in English: https://www.waterfurnace.com/residential/products/geothermal-heat-pumps/h https://www.waterfurnace.com/residential/products/geothermal... https://enertechusa.com/geothermal-product-catalog/ https://enertechusa.com/geothermal-product-catalog/ - the term is confusing though