Does compressor on heat pump run when aux heat is on?

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Dec 11, 2011, 03:25 PM

Does compressor on heat pump run when aux heat is on?

Know just some of the basics of a heat pump - should a heat pump compresser run when auxiliary heat is energized? I thought when auxiliary heat came on the heat pump compressor stopped running. Am I wrong

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