There was a storm on Saturday night and the power was out for several hours.
It snowed almost 12 inches that night.
That is the most amount of snow that South Bend, Indiana has seen in a while. While the power was out, we made sure that the fireplace was filled with wood. In our home we have a fireplace as well as a furnace. There are times when the furnace might not work and that is a great reason to have a second type of heating Source in your home. My wife and I bought this place about 15 years ago and one of the best features was the fireplace in the middle of the house. The fireplace can actually be used to heat the whole home because of the way that the house is set up. Everyone in my house slept through the storm except for me. I was already sitting up and awake when the power went out. It was starting to get cold in the house and that was the reason why I got up to make sure that the fireplace had plenty of wood. It was a reminder to me that it might be time to update the furnace. We have had this particular equipment for a while and it wouldn’t hurt to call a South Bend HVAC business for an estimate on a new one. I looked up several places Monday morning when I got to work and I found a couple of South Bend contractors that were willing to come to the house. They are going to evaluate my situation and give me an estimate on a new gas furnace.