Winter weather / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Do you need a backup heat source with central heat pumps in a power outage?
Heating and cooling

Do heat pumps need a backup heat source?

...winters and rare cold weather events, a heat pump on it's own may be able to provide reliable, efficient heating throughout the winter months with minimal need for a backup source of heating. However, in areas with long and very harsh winters where prolonged periods of -15°F (-25°C) are not uncommon, a heat pump may st...