Short YouTube video (Derek Cole) explaining that split heat pumps can still provide heat via emergency/auxiliary (strip) heat if the compressor or refrigerant system fails. The speaker warns that running strip/auxiliary heat is expensive and will sharply increase electric bills, and recommends repairing the heat pump rather than relying on strip heat for an entire heating season.
When you have a split heat pump, you can actually still get heat even though maybe your compressor is out or you have a refrigerant problem. In the heat pump, the emergency heat or auxiliary heat will still work, whereas in the cooling season you pretty much have to fix the problem to get cooling. Now another warning is that it costs a lot of money to run strip emergency auxiliary heat that is going to make your electric bill skyrocket. So yes, it will heat if you have something that's failed in the unit, but it's much more efficient or cheaper for you to get a problem fixed than to go all heating season rather than the strip heat. So don't think, do not think that is the answer.
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