Red Emergency Gas Switch

The switch when placed in the off position should immediatly shut the furnace down wether it be oil or gas fired.

Red emergency gas switch.

C975t red emergency switch plate red emergency switch plate for oil burner special smaller sized plate for use in surface mount applications such as handy boxes provides seamless professional look without the overhanging edges of a standard size plate that can cause snags. Silk screened or engraved switch plates for critical locations utility boxes gfci protected outlets. Secondly the location of the switch in the furnace room is a poor choice if there is a furnace emergency such as a gas leak or fire. How the furnace switch works.

According to building codes a furnace must be supplied by a dedicated circuit meaning the circuit cannot supply power to anything other than the furnace. Red emergency switch wall plate covers for oil burners gas burner. First of all i usually need to get a broom or jump up to flip the switch for testing purposes. High quality steel powder painted red.

Safely and clearly marks a gas burner switch. Standard 1 gang plate size. I for one will not be running into a fire to try to reach the shut off switch. With the furnace running flip the switch to the off position.

These emergency switches should have a red wall plate. Switchplates designed to meet public safety requirements. If the furnance keeps running the switch wiring is faulty. This circuit is served by its own circuit breaker in the breaker box properly called the main service panel the circuit wiring runs from the service panel to the disconnect switch and from there to the furnace.

The most annoying problem of course is. The switch is supposed to be placed not on the furnance itself but at an easy to. The most common is a power cutoff for the furnace located away from the appliance say at the head of the basement stairs.