Window heat pump seems to be in backup/auxiliary heat mode?

I have a window heat pump to heat my apartment. It seems to be working just fine except for one thing. I have noticed that sometimes when I used it in heat mode, the compressor comes on, but other times (mostly) it does not come on. Since I am new to heat pumps, bare with me. I have watt meter, and when I checked the energy usage, it says its using about 1400 watts. Thats about how much it is supposed to use when it is using auxiliary heat mode, or the backup to the normal heat pump function. In the heat pump function, its supposed to use about 760 watts. I am assuming that when the compressor comes on when in heat mode, that means its actually functioning as a heat pump and not as a heater. But again, it hasnt came on in a while and its been in auxiliary heat mode for a long time now. Is that because its below freezing outside? I have heard that they will do that when it gets down to a certain temperature. But my Frigidaire window heat pump didnt say at what temperature the heat pump would stop working and the aux heat would kick in. Is there any way to override the aux heat mode? Model number is FFRH0822R1E1 if that means anything. Any insight on this would be greatly appreciated. Thank You.

Anonymous2021-01-01T21:45:53Z

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?2020-12-28T14:32:11Z

Once the outside temperature falls below 35/40 degrees a heatpump starts freezing up an loses its efficiency. 
When I install a heatpump on a fossil fuel system I always set the switch over to 40 above 40 the heatpump can heat on its own. I'd imagine your window unit is set up the sameway.  But if the room temperature compared to the set point gets greater than 2 or 3 degrees it probably runs the strip heat.

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Spock (rhp)2020-12-28T12:18:40Z

Heat pumps are vastly inefficient when the temperature differential is greater than about 20 or 25 degrees.  if it is quite cold outside but the heat pump is not working -- be thankful because you are not wasting energy [and dollars] on something that isn't going to work.

The alternate explanation is that the unit was designed to do this so that the total current draw does not exceed the safe value -- with both the heat pump and the auxiliary heat strips working, you'd be trying to draw over 2100 watts.

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?2020-12-28T07:57:09Z

A heat pump in an apartment, perish the thought.

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