We've got a gas furnace and it has a red reset button too. Ours is almost hidden near the chimney. A real strong wind can blow down the chimney and it trips that button to go off. I guess it blows out the pilot flame or something, evidently it is a safety thing. We came home from in-laws on Christmas Eve, and even I felt cold when we walked in and the registers were cold. Oh no, not now for the furnace to go, can you imaging what a repairman would charge on Christmas! But, we checked and sure enough the button was up. Pressed it down and the furnace started cooking right up and no problems since. On Christmas eve morning I had made pancakes and accidentally set off the smoke detector. Hubby briefly turned on the attic fan to draw out the smoke (without opening a window) and I bet the backdraft blew down the chimney and shut off the furnace. It had been a warm afternoon, so no one noticed the heat wasn't on. We learned about the reset button the first year here, and the repairman who came and pressed it did charge us for this visit (boo on him). Each time it popped it has had something to do with wind. Definitely worth locating the button and knowing how to use it. Sure worth a shot before calling anyone.
Airual
Well i could not figure out
why it was getting cold in the house.....well I think something is wrong
with the furnace.....
Ugh I just went through the furnace problem. It would shut off frequently. I have an oil burning furnace. There is a "reset" button on the furnace, if you remove the front cover of it. Ours is RED.
