UPDATE: Heat, Gas Restored to Many Lawrenceville Residents After Problems on Coldest Day of Season

Update 4:20pm - The City of Lawrenceville says pressure has been restored "to some degree." If you have an electronic ignition on your furnace, it should start automatically when the thermostat triggers the heat to come on. Residents with an electronic switch need to flip the switch off and then on again to restart their furnace. If you still need assistance, you can call the City Gas Department at 770-963-3332 to have a technician come out and help you. They will restart your unit or pilot for free.
"Pressures are returning and we have a full crew of employees out lighting furnaces and water heaters," said Mayor Judy Jordan Johnson in an email to Lawrenceville Patch.

Update 11:45am - 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. Lawrenceville's gas department also services parts of Gwinnett, Rockdale and Walton counties.

Original Post 10:25am - 
Many residents in the City of Lawrenceville woke up to extra cold houses Tuesday morning. The subfreezing temperatures overnight caused issues for the City of Lawrenceville's gas lines.

"I woke up this morning and the upstairs unit was off and it wouldn't kick on," said city resident Eric Reid. "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'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.

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 today, 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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