BROKEN FURNACE: Working To Restore Heat

Posted on: 9:32 pm, January 6, 2014, by Stephanie Moore, updated on: 10:22pm, January 6, 2014

The sub-zero temperatures are keeping furnace repair shops busy.

Mike and Mickey Wellendorf of Des Moines are trying to stay warm. It was cold, I got long johns on right now, says Mickey Wellendorf.

The couples heat stopped working yesterday.

Last night I called my wife about 8:30 and she said, my nose is cold, so I sent her over to check the thermostat and it was reading 52 degrees, says Mike Wellendorf.

Mike was at work and came home to find the furnace out of commission.

I think it was down to 46 today before we started the fire up, says Mike Wellendorf.

He called Schaal Heating and Cooling who sent out a technician to pinpoint the problem.

Service Technician Justin Bailey says in these frigid temperatures most furnaces just cant keep up.

Most furnaces are sized for a zero degree day so when it`s negative ten degrees out, they`re going to be running 20 out of 24 hours a day, says Bailey.

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BROKEN FURNACE: Working To Restore Heat