Kiln Room Ventilation

Look up the btu hour heat loss for an e23t 3 firing at cone 6.

Kiln room ventilation.

Before using a kiln ventilation system carefully read and understand the manufacturer. According to the chart on the general dimension drawing the e23t 3 will give off 16 104 btus per hour at 2232f cone 6. A small electric kiln in a large room with adequate ventilation i e. If the kiln does not have a venting system open the windows and use a fan to create a crossdraft in the kiln room.

See below all the benefits and issues with using and choosing a kiln vent. The kiln should stand on a noncombustible surface and away from any walls. An open window should not cause any problems but if the kiln is large and or in a smaller room then the room should have additional ventilation. Kiln vent hoods are most useful at protecting people in the kiln room from harmful gases coming off the kiln during a firing.

And of course a kiln that is firing can make the room uncomfortably hot. Kiln room ventilation and safety is common concern for artists and instructors. Depending on what you are firing a kiln firing can produce toxic fumes or disperse heavy metals into the room. And for good reason kilns emit gases that irritate the lungs.

Through our experience kiln vent has major contribution to firing results better environment health wise and longer kiln life. Calculate the ventilation cfm required for an e23t 3 kiln firing at cone 6 with an outside temperature of 100 f. A proper kiln vent hood relies on an adequate amount of makeup air being allowed to flow into the room either under doors through open windows or doors or through inlet vent openings in a room wall or roof.