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Posted by dkat on November 16, 2007, 3:58 pm
Please log in for more thread options Yeah, we call those peep holes and only use them for checking the cones (or
at least everyone I know treats them that way). Venting is done with holes
drilled into the bottom of the kiln and then a fan pulls fumes out through
these into a venting hose that directs the fumes outside of the enclosed
space to the outdoors. This is what the manufacture recommends. The
manufacture warns against leaving the peep holes open as it causes cold
spots plus you don't want the fumes inside the room. Many years ago, before
we had venting fans we ran our kiln with the lid open a tad until it was
past a certain stage but the kilns were outdoors... Don't know what folks
did that didn't live in sunny California. We were much more casual about
safety then as well.
Thanks for letting me know. I can at least see that we are talking about
the same beast even if we do use it differently. How have things been
going? I have to get up off my backside and mix some test glazes and then
start doing the hard part of glazing. I have avoided this as long as I can.
I should throw on the heater and just go bite the bullet (I hate being
cold). Maybe a glaze of wine beforehand....
Donna
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BJMBU8IXAg
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> This shows somewhat of the same vent openings as I was mentioning I have
> on my kiln (though I only have 2 on the sides and one in the lid).
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> Just wanted to let you know :-)
>
> Marianne
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