How to Light the Payne Floor Furnace, Models 15FFF - 25FFF - 45FFF

Purpose:

A Payne floor furnace can be a pain to light! It has a tricky safety mechanism designed to make you call a plumber every time you need to light the furnace. For $2.99, I'll reveal the trick.

Problem:

Pilot lights, but burner won't come on.

Price for this Information:

$2.99

Free Tips:

Before you spend any money here, try these free tips:

  1. Consider the Thermocouple. I hear it's brittle and easily damaged. Always work carefully around it. Never light your pilot flame by dropping lit matches at it. If you have done so, you may have damaged the thermocouple and may need to replace it.
    To light the pilot safely, unbend a coat hanger or a length of stiff wire, leaving a little hook on the end (better: put an alligator clip on the end, to hold the match). Hang a bent paper match over that hook; light that paper match on another flame, and lower the match to the pilot. If using a wooden match, tie it onto the coat hanger with a rubber band or string before lighting; don't let the rubber band or string burn through.
  2. Access holes: If your furnace is like mine, it has a number of 5-inch access holes in the outer sheet-metal housing. These must be kept closed (loosely, to allow ventilation) at all times or mice will get into your furnace, possibly damaging the thermocouple.
  3. Burner Valve: If you've been observant of points 1 and 2, and your furnace was working last winter, then your thermocouple is likely not the problem.
    The burner valve is confusing and not simple to open; a simple twist doesn't work. To learn the technique, click the payment button below. Immediately after your payment, the article describing the technique will appear on your screen.
How to Save Money:

The article below will save you $20 on your gas bill this year.
Did you know that a single pilot light uses $20 worth of natural gas every summer at today's prices? Also, a single pilot flame makes your house 5-8°F warmer, and you pay for that a second time with higher cooling bills. Don't let the utility companies get rich off of you twice.

The article below will show you how to turn your furnace back on. Once you know how to do that, you'll be able to turn the furnace off anytime you like.

About the Author

J. E. Brown is not a heating expert, but has over 10 years' experience operating this model of furnace in his home. He was annoyed to find that the Internet doesn't answer all his furnace questions, and so he wrote these articles. In the following articles, he shares the tricks and techniques he has learned and discovered.

Information for Sale

Article FF-1:
How to Light the Furnace:
Burner Valve Opening Instructions for Payne 45FFF.
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Note: If you have successfully opened the burner valve before, you do not need to learn this technique.
Note: The pilot flame on the Payne 45FFF lights easily (instructions above). If your pilot will not light, this article cannot help you.
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how do i light my floor furnace, how do you light a floor furnace, how to light a floor furnace, lighting a Payne heater; how to winterize a floor furnace; 15FFF, 25FFF, 35FFF, 45FFF 

 
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