Thanks to Larry Kaufman of EarthComfort.com for providing this comprehensive checklist to help you evaluate potential installers. Pay particular attention to the first three questions to verify that your installer has adequate experience installing these systems.

Global climate change may mean that in the future you will experience periods of colder or hotter weather in your region than you are currently accustomed to. So make sure your contractor is taking this into account when making recommendations. Watch an interview with the geothermal contractor who installed the system for the homeowners in the case study later in the website.