The switch is supposed to be placed not on the furnance itself but at an easy to.
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If the furnance keeps running the switch wiring is faulty.
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.
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These emergency switches should have a red wall plate.
The most annoying problem of course is if the unlabeled switch on the wall that is frequently mistaken for a light switch.
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An emergency off switch for the building heating system should be found outside of the basement or other boiler or furnace room location and accessible so that an occupant can in an emergency turn off heat without having to enter a possibly smoky or dangerous area.
If that s so get it fixed.
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The most common is a power cutoff for the furnace located away from the appliance say at the head of the basement stairs.
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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.
With the furnace running flip the switch to the off position.