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Thanks for the response. Yeah, sorry, back porch might be a regionalism -
it's an extension of the house at the back where all the garbage that
doesn't fit in the basement goes. It's totally closed off, has windows,
shares one wall and a door to the house, so probably isn't as cold as the
outside. Underneath it is the storm cellar - a few steps down to bare
earth
that then opens into the basement. The only thing is that it isn't heated
or insulated. So it's probably even better than a garden shed in that
regard. Not sure how much extra electricity it would take to fire it up
in
cold weather - it's a 7' cubic electric kiln, quite old, so probably takes
a
lot to start with.
Simon

Well all I can say is that here in NZ it would be fine. With your
temperatures?? Yeah I am sure it will be ok but might just take a bit more
electricity and a little longer. You would have to compensate your firing
to take that into consideration. The cone reached is about heat work, not
temperature reached. So you can fire lower and soak for a while and it will
reach a higher cone. Thus if you just take longer to gain your temperature
it will also give more heat work. You would be wise to have cones in every
firing to see how the outside temperature was affecting your kiln.
Good luck
Annemarie