Cold weather leaves repair crews busy

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Stalled furnaces and frozen pipes are a common problem thanks to the sub-zero temperatures outside. Since Thursday, one heating and plumbing company in the area has had about 350 calls for service.

Friday morning, Fort Wayne homeowner Bob Blanton woke up with an unexpected surprise from Mother Nature.

Woke up this morning and guess what, the coldest day of the year and the furnace doesn't work, Blanton said.

It's a problem Dave Korte's heating and cooling business sees a lot this time of year.

The most common call when it gets sub-zero like this would be frozen pipes, said Korte, vice president of Korte Does It All Inc. Secondary would be no heat.

But Korte said there are ways to prepare when the mercury gets this low. When it's below zero, he said leave water dripping in the faucets so pipes dont freeze.

For the furnace:

As for the verdict on Blanton's furnace, repair crews discovered problems with the pressure switch caused it to stop working. They got the furnace on again and he should have a warm night.

Dick Fox, owner of Fox & Fox vehicle repair, said he's seen a lot of cars over the past couple days that won't start because of the cold weather. For vehicles parked outside in the frigid temperatures overnight, Fox said:

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Cold weather leaves repair crews busy