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Kiln Cooling
My electric kiln is set in a sort of outdoor shed type building. The
building is very small so I leave the doors open while firing in order to vent. I have only had my kiln since May so I haven't had to worry about the weather. My question is: Now the temperature is getting cold do I need to worry that my kiln will cool too quickly or will the bricks insulate it well enough? |
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The kiln insulation is adequate--you should always wait to crack the kiln
open till below 500 degrees (or when paper ignites...). If you wait 15-20 hours, you won't even need to crack it open. I've fired hundreds of cone 10 electric kilns in northern winter conditions... The worst is leaving it too long to cool and unloading a bunch of ice cube pots... Brad Sondahl -- For original art, music, pottery, and literature, visit my homepage http://sondahl.com Pottery sales page http://sondahl.freeyellow.com My music site at mp3.com http://www.mp3.com/stations/sondahl To reply to me directly, don't forget to take out the "garbage" from my address. |
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Since we get no where near northern temps here in Georgia that's great
news for me. Thank you very much. On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 23:23:27 GMT, Brad Sondahl wrote: The kiln insulation is adequate--you should always wait to crack the kiln open till below 500 degrees (or when paper ignites...). If you wait 15-20 hours, you won't even need to crack it open. I've fired hundreds of cone 10 electric kilns in northern winter conditions... The worst is leaving it too long to cool and unloading a bunch of ice cube pots... Brad Sondahl |
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