No Heat for Many Grayson, Loganville Residents on Coldest Day of Season

Many residents in the area woke up to extra cold houses Tuesday morning (Jan. 7). 

The subfreezing temperatures overnight caused issues for the City of Lawrenceville's gas lines, which provides service for parts of Gwinnett, Rockdale and Walton counties, including Grayson and Loganville.

"I woke up this morning and the upstairs unit was off and it wouldn't kick on," said Eric Reid, of Lawrenceville. "I turned on the gas fireplace and it was puttering." That's when he realized the issue may have been with the city's gas lines. 

"We're experiencing low pressure right now due to extreme cold temperatures," said Todd Hardigree, Assistant Director of the city of Lawrenceville's gas department.

Hardigree said the office is extremely busy with the high volume of calls and working on fixing the problem. He expects everything to be back to normal in the next few hours.

The City of Lawrenceville has posted on their website the issue is due to "unusually high demand." City employees will go door-to-door to relight those who lost pressure. 

Reid said several parents at his children's day care also noticed the low gas pressure and said they were planning to call an HVAC repair man. 

With Gwinnett County schools closed Tuesday, Reid said he's concerned about the children home without any heat. 

"We've got an electric heater," said Reid. "We'll live and survive.

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