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Let me start by saying that I am new here and to heating a home with water. We purchased a home in WI earlier this year and with the market the way it is, I had some fear on the heating system in the house due to unknowns and replacement costs. Once established, we found the prior owner used the wood burner for majority of the heating of the basement and warm air was pushed up the shoot via 2 fans to warm the house and the oil burner was back up for cold days or when they were away from the house. Looking at the oil burner, I found out it was an old Winkler and there are a few guys on FB that seem to know of these. Heating oil is not that popular in Wisconsin as it seems to be on the East coast. Natural gas and LP are what we have here. Natural gas is available at the road too, just have to trench a few hundred feet of line to the house that costs some good amount... When talking to the owner, it is original as far as he knows or damn near so that puts it in the 60's. He never messed with it or cleaned it or anything according to him, just cleaned the chimney. Talking with some folks that reside on the East coast, the older ones that are in the service trade seem to like these ol girls. I was waiting for winter to be over and this summer, I want to pull some stuff apart and give it a cleaning and look over now. It may not be efficient but she fires right up when needed. I'm still looking for how to drain air in the system, air vents for other air, things like that to keep it going. I realize I'll need an upgrade soon but was suggested even a Beckett AF/AFG burner head will help with efficiency of oil usuage until one day it needs to go. Anyways, I just thought I would make this post and include some pictures since who doesn't like to see an old antique still working, right? That's how our family is with antique tractors, except today, everything is made with very little money, costs stupid money and you throw it away and hope to finance another system…. Anyways, suggestions or ideas are welcome.

Any information or suggestions are welcome.