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by throw0101a 964 days ago
30F is hardly anything.

Mitsubishis can work down to -13F/-25C and still have a COP of 2.08:

* https://www.mitsubishicomfort.com/articles/keep-warm-this-wi...

* https://mylinkdrive.com/viewPdf?srcUrl=http://enter.mehvac.c...

Heat pumps that look like standard ACs often can run at 100% capacity down to 5F and still have a COP>2 (1=resistive heating).

Also worth perhaps looking into how leaky your house is:

* https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/blower-door-tests

and then after that maybe insulation.