The answer is simple: just don't turn the heat pump off. Problem solved. Now, the misconception is that people are thinking in terms of "if it's on, it costs a

The answer is simple: just don't turn the heat pump off. Problem solved. Now, the misconception is that people are thinking in terms of "if it's on, it costs a lot of energy, if you turn it off, you save that enegry". But for heatpumps, that's not true. Running them 2 hours with 50% eletrical power costs less energy than running them 1 hour with 100% eletrical power. The efficiency of heatpumps is non-linear, whereas it is linear for radiators which is unfamiliar to people.