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Originally Posted by Altavia
The auxiliary heater works in conjunction with your HVAC system to keep your home warm when the outside temperature is too cold for the heat pump system to be efficient on its own. The thermostat automatically activates the auxiliary heating when the desired temperature is not met by the heat pump system alone.
After some period of your thermostat not reaching the set temperature, your thermostat automatically activates the auxiliary heat.
The auxiliary heat will only shut off once the thermostat has reached set temperature.
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100% correct. Something else I do when it gets cold like this and the heat pump is struggling is to put a pot of water on our gas stovetop and boil it for a bit. Puts both heat and humidity into the house and gets the house warmer quicker on a cold morning before the sun comes up.