Question:
What does auxiliary heat mean on a Honeywell thermostat.
Answer:
What does aux heat mean on a Honeywell system? Short for auxiliary heat, this system is designed to heat your home up quickly instead of waiting for the cold heat pump on the exterior of your home. Unfortunately, using the auxiliary heat is significantly more expensive than using your heat pump.
Step-by-step explanation:
Aux on the thermostat stands for auxiliary heat. Auxiliary heat is the electric heat strip in your air handler that is supplemental heat. Emergency heat is the same thing as auxiliary heat. Auxiliary heat/ Emergency heat help the heat pump keep up when cold outside or the temperature differential on the thermostat is large.