One of the unexpected problems that can develop in this kind of extreme cold is frozen pipes and plumbing.
Reliance Home Comfort Advisor Cory Marentette told AM800 listeners on the Lynn Martin Show they're extremely busy with furnace problems and people need to be patient.
But Marentette says you can prevent problems with your plumbing by taking a few simple steps.
He says if your water lines in the kitchen or bathroom are too close to an outside wall it can lead to problems.
"You'll see your waterlines underneath your cabinet, it they're coming through the floor that's what you want to see. If they're coming through the wall that's a big no-no because the water lines are exposed to outdoor temperatures on an outside wall so you want to get your waterlines away from that wall to prevent it from freezing"
Marentette says Snowbirds should drain their water system before heading south, but there are other issues to consider, like having the municipality shut off water to the home.
"So that whole water line is empty, so you've got no water in your system at all so you don't have to worry about any freezing. Then even your toilets your toilets could freeze. You've got to keep the heat on in the house obviously but if there's no heat on your toilets could freeze and crack, your sink could crack, your drains could crack because there's water sitting in the traps"
He says people may not realize the concerns with outside water connections.
"You have to disconnect your hoses in the wintertime no matter what. I know people have these frost free hoses, but they can still freeze. But you won't know until the spring when you go to open it up because it actually shuts off inside the house. So when you go to open it up that's when you're going to flood"
Marentette says if you think your water lines are near an outside wall you should leave the cabinet open under the sink and consider a space heater.