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Hi Wayne,
My kiln says it draws 45 amp, so I think we're ok with a 60 amp breaker. The wire is a 6, I believe, and should be ok. I'm still nerbous over it though! Thanks for your advice. Gaye |
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On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 23:10:27 +0100, "no spam here, thanks"
wrote: snip Of course, if you are in North America (and you probably are, since you didn't bother to say where you are) all bets are off: I have no idea about weird (and apparently even locally variable) American electricity regulations and 110v supply which North Americans seem to have inflicted upon themselves in an effort to emulate the best the 3rd world can offer). Actually, the standard in the USA is 220V feed to the main panel. It's a 2-phase system, in that each line is 110V from a common earth ground. So the wiring that is distributed around most of the house for lights and standard receptacles is taken from one line or the other to ground, for 110V. These circuits are usually rated at only 20 or 30 amps. But major appliances like ovens, ranges, electric clothes dryers, and of course kilns usually use the full 220V (except for small "test" kilns, etc.). Bob Masta dqatechATdaqartaDOTcom D A Q A R T A Data AcQuisition And Real-Time Analysis Shareware from Interstellar Research www.daqarta.com |
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You may also have a problem because it isn't wired on it's own dedicated line.
My new skutt kept going off if the house dryer was on, even though I told the electrician to hard wire the kiln into it's own dedicated line. It took me a while to figure out that it was the dryer doing it since I didn't realize that my husband who was in the house, turned on the dryer. After several outages, he told me about the dryer. We turned off the dryer and the kiln went up to cone 6 with no problem; but somehow it is connected to a house wire which services the dryer. We are now waiting to get an electrician to rewire the kiln on it's own, true, dedicated line. |
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We're in the process of building a studio and have decided to run the kiln on
its own. It's going to be a hassle and an extra expense, but I think we'd realy regret not doing it in the long run. Thanks for your advice! |
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