Frozen heat pump...

Not too effective in below freezing temps. Phone shot taken 1/16.

[Bucktree]

Ouch! That's not good.

[Corinne C]

Are these freezing temperatures unusual in your area?

[Frances Tackaberry]

Oh no... that's not good. Does it not have a defrost cycle?

[Mags]

@dkellogg Pulling more electricity to defrost too.

@corinnec Below freezing temps are not that unusual. What's rare is the ice storms.

@frantackaberry It does have a defrost cycle and it eventually defrosted.

[LManning (Laura)]

Oh my. That’s pretty thoroughly encased!

[Danette Thompson]

Oh my!

[Mags]

@ljmanning It's okay right now. =)

@danette LOL! Yeah, it's alarming to see.

[Diana]

Omw, hope the pump will not have a breakdown.

[moni kozi]

It is sort of antagonistic: frozen heating pump

[Susan Wakely]

Surely that can’t do the heat pump any good but I guess it is designed for such conditions.

[Lee]

It's sort of ironic that a heat pump should freeze, I'm hoping your not cold!

[Mags]

@ludwigsdiana It did eventually defrost itself.

@monikozi LOL! I know right?!

@wakelys It doesn't work too well in below freezing temps like this. It will defrost itself, but burns more electricity to do so. I will hate to see my power bill this month.

@gamelee Isn't it though?! Layers of warm clothes and I'll build a fire if I have to.

[moni kozi]

I just realised that the other more abstract icy capture is the top view of this pump...

[Mags]

@monikozi It is and you're probably the only one who noticed that. =)

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wow, it sure does look frozen.

[KV]

I had seen the top but wow… this is pretty crazy to see. Glad it worked out ok.

[Mags]

@mittens Frozen over.

@kvphoto LOL! It is a little alarming to see it like that.