I’m sorry that nothing has helped, especially as cold as it is everywhere right now. If my thoughts and direction were confusing, I apologize.
No, it wasn’t you. I just don’t know anything about heat pumps.
A repairman came out and fixed it. Freezing rain had fallen several days ago and run off the roof and overwhelmed the ability of the defroster to keep up. It wasn’t a high charge, but I had tried to clear the ice out and couldn’t do it.
I also bought that kerosene heater I mentioned. Everything was a couple of hundred dollars, just thank God I had it to spend.
I just couldn’t take being ice cold anymore. I’m sitting here now really warm, I can’t get the place warm enough to suit me right now.
I’m still wearing a jacket, corduroy jeans, and two shirts and shoes, have the heater on and running the kerosene heater.
And drinking a hot drink. :)