I don't have the date codes for a unit that old, but yes you should consider replacement of any standing pilot furnace on the basis of utility costs alone. They also pose a greater risk to CO poisoning than properly installed sealed combustion furnaces.

Somebody else will probably have the date codes for an older Payne furnace. I believe it's from the 70's though.

 

I just spoke to Carrier (who own the payne brand) and they have no concrete way of dating the furnace prior to their purchase of Payne in the mid-70's so you are out of luck. Based on your climate and furnace age (advanced) I would suggest you do some reading here(HVAC-TALK) and find a good contractor for a new system that will last you the next 20 years or so.

Dirty little secret spoiler Alert:

It's about the install, not the brand.

Good luck to you.

 

Dirty little secret spoiler Alert:

It's about the install, not the brand.

Scott, what are you doing giving away industry secrets to homeowners? :grin2:

So it was mid 70s that Payne became part of BDP? Cuz from then on they'd have Bryant/Carrier looking serial #s.

How old is the house? is it the same age maybe?

 

Your furnace is stuck in my head!

arggh!


If you are absolutely sure about that serial number then the information I have suggests that it is pre-1970. It may be a 1961 furnace. When was your house built. Payne went into business in 1914. Without more information I'm lost between 1914 and 1970 assuming that your information is correct. How legible is the serial number? is it possible that there is a letter somewhere in the serial # instead of a number and you mistook it?

 

Preston Guide shows his furnace made 1968-1970. So old, worn out and inefficient!


Then there was our old retired tech. Grouchy guy. Pulling out of a very wealthy man's drive after cleaning up his old units. Guy stops him and asked how it went. Don, being the straight talker that he is, says "they're old & worn out, you need to get rid of him".

Well, the rich guy says "Don, you're old & worn out but they don't get rid of you!"

We still laugh about it.

He finally got rid of them, used some cheap jackleg.