On Jan 26, 12:37*pm, Larry Weil wrote:
The furnace in my house is 16 years old. *It is an oil-fired Sears 75000
btu forced hot air downflow furnace with a Becket burner. *It was Sears¹
top of the line unit when purchased in 1992. *Note that this is a small
house (approx 1000 sq feet), so 75000 btu is more than adequate.

I recently had the unit repaired, several internal parts had to be
replaced. *The repair person said I would need a new burner soon,
perhaps in a couple of years. *He said perhaps I should get a whole new
furnace at that time, and that it would cost approximately $4000
installed. *I am rather leery as to whether this is really needed,
especially considering that the furnace has a lifetime warranty on the
heat exchanger (I know, it¹s next to impossible to collect!).

He did not say what it should cost to replace the burner but not the
furnace. *Can anyone give me a ballpark figure on that (including
installation), as well as whether I really would need to replace the
entire unit?

I had a new furnace install a couple of months ago - a Thermo Pride -
for a house about 3X as large and cost was ~$5,000 which included
variable speed fan. I suspect price quoted you is in the ball park.

Firebox was leaking and cost would have been prorated on a low end
Lennox. I was glad to get rid of it because all repairmen had told me
it was a low end unit.
Don't know aobut Sears but I don't think of quality when I think of
them.

Lennox only lasted 16 years and had replaced previous one - forget
brand - that also lasted only 16 years. When that one went, it was a
nightmare as whole house got smoked up and had to be cleaned.

Frank