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by falcolas 1843 days ago
Heat pumps can be used down to around -15F. This does impose a limit, but it's a lot further north and/or a lot less frequent than most people assume.

They simply periodically pump a bit of heat back out to keep the exchanger free of ice.

You'll periodically need a backup source of heat, but most of the time you'll be fine with the heat pump alone.