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They just don’t postpone conference basketball games. Some flights will get out tonight. I hope they postpone it until Sunday. But I’d bet a lot they don’t.

Don’t do it. You’d probably be better off trying tomorrow afternoon.

FWIW IU is scheduled to play at Iowa tomorrow and has not left yet either. Unlikely they will get to CR.
 
Another thing to check when your furnace is doing that is the outside vent from the furnace. If it get's plugged with snow or ice the furnace won't vent and it won't allow furnace to start up.

I'd have to find where that is (I dunno how I've owned functioning houses for 15 years :eek:)
 
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They just don’t postpone conference basketball games. Some flights will get out tonight. I hope they postpone it until Sunday. But I’d bet a lot they don’t.
There is a wrestling meet on Sunday
 
I'd have to find where that is (I dunno how I've owned functioning houses for 15 years :eek:)
There should be a PVC pipe coming out of the furnace (presumably in your basement). If you trace the path that takes to an exterior wall you should see where on the exterior that vent is located. Or you just do a walk around the whole house and make sure any pipes sticking out the side of the house near ground level have plenty of clearance to any snow etc.

Mine was getting drifted over last year and shutting down the furnace, so when we replaced the HVAC this fall I had them raise the vent up a foot to help prevent that.
 
I'd have to find where that is (I dunno how I've owned functioning houses for 15 years :eek:)
It's a PVC pipe. Usually maybe 4-6" diameter. Usually low on the house. Looks almost like you'd expect a dryer vent to look like but without that little aluminum flapper cover thingie.

You maybe should go into the basement and look to see where it comes from the furnace and follow it to where it exits the side of the house, THEN go out into the cold to check it.

(BanjoCy beat me to it. edit)
 
They just don’t postpone conference basketball games. Some flights will get out tonight. I hope they postpone it until Sunday. But I’d bet a lot they don’t.
Obviously, but this is an exceptionally bad storm. They probably won't be able to make it in until tomorrow, which may be fine since it's a late afternoon game. Most flights in and out of DSM today are canceled already and the wind is going to get much worse.
 
Would it matter the whole system was replaced 3 years ago and that I just had someone come do a checkup a couple months ago?
Honestly, that's pretty much the extent of my HVAC knowledge. I just know that I have to clean my flame sensor once at minimum, sometimes twice a year. If it's dirty it can't detect that there is a flame so the furnace will cycle 5 or 6 times then lock itself out for an hour for safety purposes.

If your system is that new I would bet good money it's filter, flame sensor, or outdoor vent covered like others suggested.

FWIW, the first winter I owned a house I had to call an HVAC tech out because of what I described above during a cold snap. Literally all he did was clean the flame sensor, check the filter, and rinse out the condensate drain tube for a "standard" service. He told me if I want to save money next time to youtube it and I haven't had to call for service since.
 
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OSU hasn't traveled to Ames yet? WTH? They dont have the internet there to check weather? Flying commercial? Taking a bus? Should've been here yesterday. They would get out ok on Sunday.
My Saturday is ruined! :(
LOL, they aren't going to up their travel so they can spend two days/nights out of their own element.

As long as their plane can land, the game will be played. The airport does a great job of keeping runways clear. The airlines are the ones who typically cancel flights out of caution, but with their flight being a charter, as long as the airport does not close, they will likely make the flight.
 
Obviously, but this is an exceptionally bad storm. They probably won't be able to make it in until tomorrow, which may be fine since it's a late afternoon game. Most flights in and out of DSM today are canceled already and the wind is going to get much worse.

I hope so. But I have my doubts they’ll post pone.
 
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