Auxiliary heat is a minuteary heat source that turns on automatically… Emergency heat is when you turn on the minuteary heat source.
The difference between auxiliary heat plus emergency heat is simply the name.
Both forms of heat are the exact same heat elements but are labeled differently. Heat pumps are commonly used as our primary source of heat in warmer regions. There is a limit to this unit. As long as the outdoor temperature is above 45 degrees, a heat pump can satisfy your home’s heating needs. The outside coil can plus will freeze up at 45 degrees, causing the program to defrost, when in defrost mode, the outdoor machine signals the air handler to turn on the auxiliary heater. This heating system is an electric heating system similar to a toaster oven plus will supply supplemental heat to the home while the outdoor machine is defrosting itself. Once the outdoor program is defrosted, the auxiliary heating system turns off plus the program continues in heat pump mode; If a heat pump program fails or is not working properly, the homeowner must force the program into emergency heat mode. This heating system is the exact same heating system as the auxiliary element, only used in a weird format. A heating system is respectfully not designed to heat your home to 69 degrees, but to supplement heat while the heat pump defrosts or to serve as an emergency backup. The first function of auxiliary heat is to back up the heat pump if the thermostat differs by 3 degrees or more from the set temperature. In this case, the heat pump plus heat strips will toil together to create warmer air. The auxiliary heat will turn off once the thermostat set point is within 2 degrees of the inside temperature. The minute function is when the outdoor program goes into defrost mode, as stated above.