Derek Cole explains what happens when a heat pump's compressor fails. Systems switch to backup electric heat, so you still get warmth, but your energy bills spike. The retrofit solution for mobile homes: add an outdoor heat pump as primary heat and keep the indoor electric furnace as emergency backup only.
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If my compressor is out, will my heat still work? Hey everyone, I'm Derek Cole, host of the Derek Cole Podcast and we believe in taking the time to explain how things work for your air at home or your business. Let's get into today's episode. Please listen closely and maybe even take some notes so you can remember these insights of home comfort and energy savings. And share this episode with three of your friends because we all need to share better ways to be more comfortable at home. Be sure to tag me or DM me on Instagram Derek Mcole so I can say hi. Thanks again for listening and let's begin.
It depends on what kind of system you have, but around here we have a lot of heat pumps. Yes, it will still work. You will use that backup emergency heat. I don't know if you remember episode 42 where I said disclaimer, disclaimer, disclaimer. Because you're going to use a lot of energy by only using your backup heat. So when you use that backup heat as the main heat, which will happen when your compressor is out, you're going to have some five, six, seven light bills.
It's going to be quite painful, but it will work.
We do a lot of modular homes and mobile homes and their original setup is air conditioner outside, electric furnace inside. What we do, we go back with a heat pump outside and use that electric furnace inside as the backup heat source. That's going to say that saves them a lot of money because now your primary heat is the heat pump. Your secondary heat is the electric furnace. So I would never use the secondary as my primary because of light bill reasons. But yes, to answer your question, it will work. Do I recommend it? No, I don't.
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