heat pump aux heat vs emergency heat

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Heat Pump: Using Auxiliary Heat vs Emergency Heat

February 22, 2022

Most of us are familiar with the common heat, cool, and on/off switches of a heat pump. However, many people are unfamiliar with the auxiliary and emergency settings. They often run across these settings and do not know how they function. This article shares some information about these two heat pump settings.