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Yoder & Burky to pursue new accreditations

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

Tim Yoder and Mike Burky, a long time owner and employee of Yoder Geothermal  are planning to attend IGSHPA Accredited Geothermal Vertical Loop Installer Training sponsored by Laibe Supply later this month.   The training will include additional field and classroom instruction.    

 Yoder Geothermal is committed to providing their employees with educational tools needed to best serve their customers.   Greg Beach, vice president,  shared,  “We want our customers to be assured that we are up to date on the latest technology,  providing a quality geothermal system for homes and businesses.  In so doing we are able to maintain an important level of trust”  

 All  educational fees collected  go directly to benefit the American Ground Water Trust.

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How to choose a contractor

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

You want geothermal heating and cooling system for your home. We have discussed a few options for geothermal financing in our previous post. But, how do you get the best value for your money? The answer of course is to find the most experienced, trustworthy geothermal contractor in your area. Remember, these are the people that you will rely on for years to come in servicing your geothermal system and keeping it running at its most efficient.

You will need an HVAC dealer to size and install your geothermal heat pump on the inside of your home. You will also need a quality geothermal loop installer to do the outside work and bring the piping in to your furnace.

Some important things to consider in choosing the right geothermal contractor:

•   The United States Dept of Energy states “because of the technical knowledge and equipment needed to properly install the piping of a geothermal heat pump system, installation is not a do it yourself project.

•  Don’t assume that all installers do work of equal quality.

•   Make sure your furnace installer has done a thorough heat/loss calculation on your home. This will take into consideration all factors –home location, number of windows, number of doors, depth of insulation, and other factors in determining the size furnace and loop field you will need.

•  Quality HVAC dealers run a detailed, computerized heat/loss program to determine size of loop and furnace that will most efficiently run in your home. If your HVAC dealer says “I can eyeball that” or “from my experience I believe your house needs a 4 ton” –Run away…far, far, away!Demand a quality loop contractor. Most loop contractors sub out to the homeowner or HVAC dealer and it can be your decision which loop contractor you would like to employ.

•  Check both the HVAC and Loop Contractor’s qualifications (IGSHPA – International Ground Source Heat Pump Association) and affiliations. Years in business, years in geo, number of installations, and customer testimonials are also very important.

•  Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Most geothermal contractors are a wealth of information. Take a little time to do research online, jot down some notes and then spend time getting comfortable with your installer.Consider using Yoder Geothermal for your loop installation if you live in Ohio, WV, or western PA. They come highly recommended as professional and knowledgeable in the geothermal industry and have installed more than 5000 geothermal loop systems.

Hope these suggestions are helpful. You’ll be glad you did your “homework” as you enjoy a new, properly sized and installed, efficiently running, geothermal heating and cooling system.

Enjoy the rest of the summer!
Becky

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The New YoderGeothermal.com

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

We’re excited to announce a brand new look for YoderGeothermal.com. This site is dedicated to providing reliable geothermal information for residential installations across much of Ohio and western Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Geothermal was once a term only talked about in classrooms across the Ohio Valley.  Today, homeowners all across the area are taking advantage of stored geothermal energy in the ground around their homes.

The word Geothermal literally means “Earth Heat” which is exactly what it is.  And geothermal systems are able to capture that heat and deliver it efficiently into homes anywhere in the world.

In the summer, or warmer climates, these systems are designed to use the ground as a deposit for heat captured in your home providing you with a comfortable air conditioned environment.

Why is geothermal a renewable resource?  Geothermal energy comes from the suns rays, of which the earth absorbs 40%.  That’s more than 500 times what mankind can use in a year.  Geothermal systems simply extract that heat in the winter and return it to the earth in the summer, renewing the ground for another season.

If you’re looking for an alternative to the traditional fossil fuel systems, look no further.  Geothermal is the most cost effective and money saving heating and cooling system on the market today.  At efficiencies around 400% in many cases, it’s between 3 and 5 times as efficient as other options on the market.

Be sure to check out our new web site and begin saving energy the geothermal way.

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