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What is the difference between Heat and Emergency Heat?

Asked by Isa , Last updated: Apr 13, 2024

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J. Alva

J. Alva

J. Alva
J. Alva

Answered Jun 24, 2020

Heat and emergency heat are two settings on a heat pump thermostat, but they are used differently. The heat, as a setting on the thermostat, is serving as the default setting of the system, which controls it to transfer heat from the outside so that heat can be felt in the inside. This setting is used mostly because it is very easy for the heat in the outside air to be transferred so that it can supply heating to our room.

Normally, the heat coming from the outside air is supposed to be between 35 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit. However, in the event that there is any reduction in this, the system will need to be adjusted into another heating system. A reduction in the heat coming from the outside might be because there isn't enough heat in the outside air, or the pump can no longer transfer heat to the inside. As a result, the emergency heat setting is activated on the thermostat. Another difference is that the regular heat isn't as expensive as the emergency heat.

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E. James

E. James

E. James
E. James

Answered Jun 23, 2020

The device’s thermostat actually regulates both systems. Emergency heat is a lot more costly than normal heat. Emergency heat is generally considered to be the more inefficient heating system. This situation is most likely because of the cost of running a heat pump under this mode. Emergency heat uses electric resistance strips, while regular heat does not. Relocation of outside, to the inside air, is made possible by the mainstay setting for a typical heat pump.

This heat pump is the preferred heating mode and is thought to be the primary heating control setting. The heat must be maintained at 35 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit, or else the mother heating system will be activated. When the heat pump system no longer performs, this is when the emergency heat kicks in.

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