The drastic heat & humidity in Tampa, FL, last just about all year round, but the part experiences a unquestionably tropical-like climate, making a/c essential, and a powerful, reliable & energy efficient cooling plan is a necessity! However, the temperature does drop sometimes into the fifties or high forties in the middle of winter, making heating a requirement as well.
When my hubby & I built our beach house in Tampa, both of us debated over weird styles of heating & cooling systems.
The two of us were initially scared off by the much higher price of geothermal temperature control. After some research, both of us l received that this genre of plan can pay for itself in energy savings in under five years. There is the potential to trim energy costs by fifty percent. The beauty of geothermal heat pumps is the use of free, renewable energy found underground, then no matter the air temperature throughout the year, the underground temperature remains stable. The geothermal plan includes an underground loop plan that absorbs this heat & transfers it indoors. The process eliminates the burning of fossil fuels & achieves approximately 400% efficiency ratings, and during the warmer weather, the plan reverses operation, performing just like a conventional a/c, however it costs a lot less to run & is more effective at combating high humidity. Another perk of the geothermal plan is that with the replacement of a special valve, it can supply a virtually free source of sizzling water. There is also the fortune of a longer repair life. The heat pump is installed inside the house, where it is protected from the elements, & can be expected to supply more than twenty years of operation. The underground loop is warrantied for fifty years.