I have a 10 yr old Carrier Gas Furnace. Just started running again with cold weather. It runs fine but after a while it stops blowing heat. I go down and see red light flashing. I take off the cover and replace which activates the cover switch and it starts up fine and warms the house again. Could my thermostat be hosed? Appreciate any clues.
That blinking light may be the diagnostic light. Count the blinks next time it fails. Carrier units will have two different blinks depicting the error code such as one blink followed by a pause than 3 blinks giving you an error code of 13. Then look at the wiring diagram, it will have an error code chart telling you where to start with your diagnosis. You already know that if you remove the cover it erases the error code, so look thru the small window first.
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The solution to resolve the dreaded lockout was just to clean the flame sensor with fine steel wool. Works fine now.
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