Lower utility bill by using water

XENIA, Ohio (WDTN) - Imagine saving more than fifty percent on your electric bill all by using water.  One Xenia couple is showing us how they did it.

Hidden beneath the Bosl's beautiful Xenia garden lies an energy source that's quiet and efficient. 

Bob Bosl says, "It's was like black magi."

That magic is called geo-thermal energy.  A series of pipes underground recycles water and brings it inside to heat and cool a home.  Geo-thermal requirements have changed over the years and it's now easier to install.

Frank Detmer, President Detmer and Sons explains, "It's no longer necessary to have 3 acres of property technology has improved in our entire industry over the last 10 years."

Last fall the Bosl's needed a new furnace.  They did their homework and decided to go geothermal.  A week later heat was flowing through the vents.  Only a small patch in their yard had been damaged.

"You don't hear a thing in fact it's kind of nice to know it's running b/c you can feel the nice warm heat coming out of the vent my wife loves it ," Bob Bosl said.

And both of them love the savings.  The system costs slightly more that traditional sources at first, but there are tax benefits. 

Frank Detmer says, "The average geothermal project from start to finish could be 16 to 20 grand on a normal home but you're getting 30% back from the federal government."

For the The Bosl's.. the start up cost was worth it.

"It's everything we expected plus," said Bosl.

It's a little too early to pinpoint an exact amount of savings but the Bosl's say that so far this winter they saved at least 50 percent on their energy usage something that will continue to grow for years to come.