I have recently purchased a house that has an old (about 1980ish) Hunter wood/oil combo furnace. The person I bought the house from has not used the wood side of things since she owned it (about 15 years) and had no idea how to use it to burn wood. Last winter the oil bill was painful (about $600) a month. I have lots of wood ready to use this winter but am not sure about a number of things. This may seem basic to you all but I am truly a 'newbie'. 1) Is such an old system safe to use--my chimney was cleaned and has a liner it in. 2) Do I just put wood into the 'firebox' and the furnace will use oil to start the wood burning or do I have to build a fire in the traditional manner. 3) anything else you all can think of that I should know would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance,
currently clueless but hoping to be provided with a clue
Thank you in advance,
currently clueless but hoping to be provided with a clue