ECONAR^® GeoSource^® Geothermal Heat Pumps
Safety and Performance Certification

Safety Certified

Intertek's ETL SEMKO division:

ECONAR's geothermal heat pumps are tested to, and meet, Intertek's ETL SEMKO division standards for safety.  Intertek is a leading provider of product testing and certification services.  Intertek tests products for compliance to national standards, and issues certification marks for qualified products.  ETL certification marks tell potential customers and users that a formal process--involving examination, testing, and follow-up inspection--has evaluated a product and that it complies with applicable standards for safety and performance.

Performance Certified:

Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI): 

All of ECONAR's forced air heat pumps are performance certified by the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI).  ARI is a national trade organization that develops and publishes technical standards for products.  ARI standards establish rating criteria and procedures for measuring and certifying product performance.  In this way, products are rated on a uniform basis, so that users can properly make selections for specific applications.  In its certification programs, ARI verifies manufacturers' certified performance ratings of products with extensive laboratory testing.  ARI annually selects a significant portion of each manufacturer's production models to be tested by an independent laboratory.  Units, randomly selected, are tested using procedures stipulated in the corresponding ARI standards, to verify that they meet the manufactueres' certified published performance ratings.

Energy Star:

ENERGY STAR is a government-backed program helping businesses and individuals protect the environment through superior energy efficiency.  ENERGY STAR uses performance numbers verified by ARI, and sets minimum effieciency and product design levels that products must meet in order to qualify.