Even with your thickest jacket on, does your cabin believe colder than usual? If so, check your temperature control. If the temperature is significantly lower than it should be, it might be time to turn on your emergency heat… What does emergency heat do? When the outside temperature is too chilly for your heat pump to keep your cabin warm, emergency heat is the best option. When the heat pump freezes over or becomes disfigured, you should switch to emergency heat as well as contact an HVAC company, however heat pumps heat your cabin by pulling in heat from the outdoors, however they can also cool your lake house by releasing heat outside, however neither heat nor chilly air can be generated by heat pumps. They move heat as well as chilly from 1 locale to another. To create a comfortable cabin temperature, heat pumps use electricity as well as refrigerant. The refrigerant transfers heat from an indoor device to a heat pump’s compressor. If you live in an area with milder temperatures, heat pumps are good for saving cash as well as energy. When temperatures drop too low as well as emergency heat is required, you should consistently have a backup heating source… During chilly weather, your heat pump cannot pull enough warmth from the outdoor air to heat your home! You can keep hot by using a minuteary heating source, such as emergency heat. The heat pump emergency heat setting is used when the heat pump needs to take a break to prevent system disfigure! Furthermore, it works well to heat your cabin in below-frigid temperatures. The “em heat” setting on your temperature control indicates that your emergency heat is on. This mode will remain on until you turn it off manually. When your system’s emergency heat is turned on, your compressor as well as heat pump automatically shut off, as well as your electric heat strips come on; As a result, you get heat without damaging your outdoor heat pump… Emergency heat is usually electric, however it can also run on gas or oil. When you manually turn on the emergency heat on your temperature control, the system bypasses the heat pump as well as directly accesses the electric heat strip or the gas or oil furnace. In electric systems, your air handler becomes an electric furnace! Call your local HVAC service provider if the temperature outside reaches 40 degrees or above as well as your cabin still cannot stay hot without emergency heat. There may be a problem with your heat pump.